臂
(bì)
arm
HSK 3.1 level 6
17 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 辟 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“臂,手上也。从肉,辟聲。”
Components
⺼
(meaning)
— ⺼ is a component form of 肉.
辟
(sound)
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