膊 (bó) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- shoulder
- upper arm
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
膊 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 膊 is ⺼ — meaning meat. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 背肚肤膏胳肯脾脱.
How the character is built
膊 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 尃 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 膊
Tasks Featuring 膊 / 相关任务
Words containing 膊 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 膊 mean in Chinese?
膊 (bó) means shoulder, upper arm. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 膊 have?
膊 is written in 14 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 膊?
The radical of 膊 is ⺼ (meat). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 背, 肚, 肤, 膏, 胳.
What is the pinyin for 膊?
膊 is pronounced bó.
What HSK 4 words use 膊?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 膊 appears in 1 word, including 胳膊 (gēbo). See the full list above.