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Word and Radical Components of 胳膊

The Chinese word 胳膊 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
胳膊 gēbo 1. n. arm

胳膊 ⇨ 胳 + 膊
Component Pinyin Meanings
胳 gē 1. (anatomy) armpit
2. (anatomy) arm
     胳膊bo - arm
     胳臂bei - arm
gé, gē 3. Only used in 胳肢 (to tickle)
胳 4. Only used in 胳肢窩
膊 bó 1. arm; upper arm
2. (dialectal) shoulder
3. (by extension) upper body
     赤膊 - to strip to the waist
bó 4. elder brother