FEEDBACK

Meaning of 胳

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
胳HSK 4
Pinyin: gē
English Definition: armpit
Chinese Definition:
①(胳臂)上肢,肩膀以下手腕以上的部分。亦称“胳膊”(“臂”、“膊”均读轻声)(胳肢窝)同“夹肢窝”。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 肉
Pictophonetic:各 indicates the sound; ⺼ (flesh) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • ⺼ meat, flesh; organic compound
    • 各 [ gè ] individual; each, every; all
Similar Characters: 咯 賂
Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 胳
Example Words
胳膊HSK 4 gē bo arm; Classifiers: 只
胳臂 gē bei arm; Classifiers: 条 [tiao2],只 [zhi1]; also pr. [ge1 bi4]
胳膊肘 gē bo zhǒu elbow
捋胳膊 luō gē bo to push up one's sleeves
佝偻胳脯 gōu lóu gē fǔ to bend the arm at the elbow (idiom)
More:胳* | *胳 | *胳*
Example Sentences
1
他用胳膊肘捣了我一下
。
He poked me with his elbow.