膀子 (bǎng zi) — upper arm; arm; wing (of a bird or fowl)

Definition

Colloquial, body-part term: usually 'upper arm' for people, but also 'wing' for birds/fowl (鸡肉). More everyday than the technical 臂.

noun

upper armarmwing (of a bird or fowl)

Measure word · 条

，膀子。
Tā duàn liàn hòu, bǎng zi hěn suān tòng.
After exercising, his upper arms are sore.
膀子。
Zhè zhī jī de bǎng zi ròu hěn nèn.
The meat of this chicken's wing is very tender.
膀子。
Tā yòng lì pāi le yí xià wǒ de bǎng zi.
He patted my upper arm firmly.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

膀bǎngupper arm

子zǐword ending

膀 names the arm or wing, and 子 gives the familiar spoken form.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat; flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

旁

Same sound today

The left part 肉 is flesh; the right part 旁 gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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