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臂 [bei]
1. From the shoulder to the wrist.
2. From the shoulder to the wrist: arm strength; arm's wrist; arm's elbow; left arm and right arm; help you with your strength.
3. (Noun) (Phonetic compound: consists of 'meat' and 'bi' as sound; original meaning: arm)
- Arm.
- "The arm is on the hand." — Shuo Wen Jie Zi
- "The upper arm is called 'bi'." — Guang Ya: Shi Qin
- "Shoulder and arm." — Yi Li: Shao Lao Li. Note: "Humerus."
- "Flinging the sleeve and extending the arm." — Yu Chu Xin Zhi: Qiu Sheng Shi Zi Xu.
- Examples: Arm binding (historically, armor that binds both arms to resist blades, also known as "arm hand"); arm gauze (the gauze wrapped around the arm).
- Animal’s forelimbs.
- "In the water, there are many water horses, resembling the arms of a horse." — Shan Hai Jing: Bei Shan Jing. Note: "Also refers to the front legs."
- "Do you see you as a bug's arm?" — Zhuang Zi: Da Zong Shi.
- Examples: gibbons (long-armed apes); mantis arm against the chariot; bi nao (the mid-lower part of livestock's forebody).
- The extended part of an apparatus, resembling a human arm, such as a bow handle, crossbow limb, ladder side, etc.
- Examples: Suspended arm, crossbow arm; a metal arm that supports a wall frame.
- A narrow strip of a larger region.
- Example: The spiral arms of the Milky Way.
4. (Verb) To place on the arm.
- Example: To arm a hawk (to have the hawk perch on the arm; extended to mean hunting).
5. See also: bei.