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臂 bì arm

How to remember 臂: 辟 law + ⺝ meat = arm. The police officer explains the law to the drunk man and then takes him firmly by the meat of his arm.

  • HSK 6
  • 17 strokes
  • Radical ⺼

Component breakdown

臂 = 辟 law + ⺝ meat

  • 辟 law
  • ⺝ meat
The Gushi story

The police officer explains the law to the drunk man and then takes him firmly by the meat of his arm.

How it is used

  • The arm - 手臂 (shǒubì) the arm, 胳臂 (gēbei, colloquial) the arm.
  • 臂膀 (bìbǎng) = arm/(figurative) a right-hand helper.
  • 一臂之力 (yíbì zhī lì) = a helping hand: 助你一臂之力 to lend you a hand.
  • 螳臂当车 (tángbì-dāngchē) = a mantis trying to stop a cart - to overrate oneself against an unstoppable force.

Words with 臂