Hanja Analyzer
臂

臂 — bi

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
팔 비
Romanization
bi
English
arm
Mandarin
bì
Japanese on'yomi
ヒ
Japanese kun'yomi
ひじ
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
17
Radical
肉 (130, 13 residual)
Phonetic component
辟(벽)
Unicode
U+81C2

Parts that make up 臂

  • 辟 물리칠 벽, 피할 피sound 법을 집행하는 모습‘벽·피·비’ 계열의 소리
  • 月 고기 육, 둘레 유variant of 肉 저며 놓은 고깃덩이몸의 살과 장기. 왼쪽·아래에서 月 로 쓴다

How 臂 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 臂 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 辟, 肉.

Korean example words with 臂

  • 비력臂力 Korean gloss: 팔의 힘
  • 연비聯臂 Korean gloss: 다른 사람을 통하여 간접으로 소개함
  • 일비一臂 Korean gloss: 한 팔 또는 한쪽 팔꿈치라는 뜻으로, 늘 가까이 있으면서 도움이 되는 사람을 이르는 말
  • 견비통肩臂痛 Korean gloss: 신경통의 하나. 어깨에서 팔까지 저리고 아파서 팔을 잘 움직이지 못한다
  • 견비肩臂 Korean gloss: 어깨와 팔.
  • 단비斷臂 Korean gloss: 팔을 자름.
  • 옥비玉臂 Korean gloss: 여자의 고운 팔.
  • 양비攘臂 Korean gloss: 소매를 걷어 올림.
  • 분비奮臂 Korean gloss: 팔뚝을 걷어붙이며 뽐냄.
  • 비통臂痛 Korean gloss: 팔이 저리거나 아픈 증상.
  • 비장臂章 Korean gloss: 제복의 소매에 붙이는 휘장.
  • 비옹臂癰 Korean gloss: 팔의 윗마디에 나는 큰 종기.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 臂

  • 一臂いっぴ a (helping) hand; a little help; some assistance
  • 猿臂えんぴ long arm; monkey arm
  • 半臂はんぴ short-sleeved (or sleeveless) undergarment worn by aristocratic men
  • 三面六臂さんめんろっぴ rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many
  • 八面六臂はちめんろっぴ competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields
  • 半臂の緒はんぴのお decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi
  • 猿臂打ちえんぴうち elbow strike (karate)
  • 猿臂を伸ばすえんぴをのばす to stretch one's arms; to elongate one's arms

Characters sharing the phonetic 辟

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “벽” in Korean.

Other hanja read “비”

Other hanja with radical 肉

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