Arm in Chinese (Mandarin): 胳膊 (gēbo)
胳膊
gēbo
arm
- Simplified
- 胳膊
- Pinyin
- gēbo
- Typed as
- gebo
In Taiwan, people say 手臂 (shǒubì) instead.
Use it in a sentence
我用胳膊举重物。
I lift heavy things with my arms.
The characters in 胳膊
胳
Arm. 月 (body) is on the left.
10 strokes
膊
Arm. 月 (body) is on the left.
14 strokes
Say 膊 short and light: gē-bo. Both characters have 月 for a part of the body.
More examples with 胳膊
我的胳膊很有力。
Wǒ de gēbo hěn yǒulì.
My arms are strong.
宝宝的胳膊胖胖的。
寶寶的胳膊胖胖的。
Bǎobao de gēbo pàngpàng de.
The baby has chubby arms.
How to write 胳膊 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
胳 10 strokes
膊 14 strokes
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