How to say “arm” in Chinese
arm (shoulder to hand)
“Arm” in Chinese is 手臂, shǒu bì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
手臂 is read shǒu bì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a palm with fingers.
Below, 月 “flesh”; on top, 辟 bì hints at the reading, as it also does in 壁 bì and 避 bì.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “手臂”.
More words from the lesson “Neck, shoulders, bones”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “arm” in Chinese?
“Arm” in Chinese is 手臂, pinyin shǒubì.
What does 手臂 mean?
手臂 (shǒubì) means “arm (shoulder to hand)”.
How do you write 手臂?
手臂 is 2 characters: 手 (shǒu) — hand; 臂 (bì) — arm. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 手臂?
手臂 is read shǒubì. Tones: shǒu — third tone, bì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“arm” in the lesson “Neck, shoulders, bones”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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