臂章 (bì zhāng) — (worn on the arm) armband, armlet (for identifi…

Definition

noun

(worn on the arm) armbandarmlet (for identification, mourning, or decoration)(on uniforms) shoulder patchsleeve emblem

Measure word · 个

臂章“”。
Jǐng chá de bì zhāng shàng xiě zhe "jǐng chá" liǎng gè zì.
The police officer's armband says "police" on it.
臂章，。
Tā shǒu bì shàng dài zhe hēi sè de bì zhāng, biǎo shì āi dào.
He wore a black armband on his arm to express mourning.
臂章。
Zhè zhī tǐ yù tuán duì de bì zhāng shè jì dé hěn piào liang.
The armband of this sports team is designed very beautifully.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

臂 and 章 together name a badge worn on the arm.

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

辟

Same sound today

臂 includes 肉, meaning meat or flesh, and 辟, which gives the character its sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

章 shows a chisel piercing a piece of jade in the middle. It originally meant treating jade.

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