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臂 [bei]
1. From the shoulder to the wrist.
从肩到手腕的部分。
2. Used in expressions related to strength and movement.
从肩到手腕的部分:~力(arm strength)。~腕(wrist)。~肘(elbow)。左膀右~(left and right arms)。助你一~之力(help you with all my might)。
3. (noun)
【本义】: Arm.
【造字法】: Phonetic-ideographic, composed of "meat" and "bi" sound.
胳臂 (gēbei).
4. Related to arm references in classical texts:
- "臂,手上也。" — "The arm is also on the hand." —《说文》.
- "肱谓之臂。" — "The upper arm is called the arm." —《广雅·释亲》.
- "肩臂。" — "Shoulder arm." —《仪礼·少牢礼》。注: "肱骨。" (The humerus).
- "奋袖出臂。" — "Extended sleeve revealing the arm." —《虞初新志·秋声诗自序》.
- Other usages include: 臂缚 (armors bound on both arms to resist weapons, also known as "arm hand"); 臂纱 (bandages wrapped around the arm).
5. Referring to the forelimb of animals.
动物的前肢,e.g., "滑水其中多水马,其状如马文臂。" — "In the water, there are many water horses, shaped like horse forearms." —《山海经·北山经》。注: "前脚也。" (Front legs too).
6. Mechanical extension resembling arms, such as bow handles, crossbow stocks, ladder sides, etc.
器械伸长部分,似人之有臂,如弓把、弩柄、梯帮等。e.g., "悬臂" (cantilever), "弩臂" (crossbow arm); metal arms supporting wall frameworks.
7. A narrow elongated region in a larger area, e.g., "银河的旋臂." (Spiral arms of the Milky Way).
一个较大地区的狭长地带。
8. (verb)
Putting something on the arm.
放在胳膊上。e.g., "臂鹰" (to make an eagle perch on one's arm; by extension, to hunt).
另见 bei (see also 'bei').
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