膀
Character
upper arm
- Strokes
- 14
- Structure
- Left–right
- Parts
- 旁
- Traditional
- 膀
- Frequency
- #2160 most common character
Readings and meanings
- upper arm CC-CEDICT
- wing CC-CEDICT
páng
pang2Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bǎng.
- used in 膀胱 (páng guāng) CC-CEDICT
bàng
bang4Reading 3Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bǎng.
- used in 吊膀子 (diào bàng zi) CC-CEDICT
Words that use “膀” as bàng
pāng
pang1Reading 4Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bǎng.
- puffed (swollen) CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 14 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 膀
Draw “膀” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
小鸟的翅膀真漂亮。
xiǎo niǎo de chì bǎng zhēn piào liang
The little bird's wings are really beautiful.
AI-generated sentence
他跑了很多，腿都膀了。
tā pǎo le hěn duō, tuǐ dōu pāng le
He ran a lot, and his legs are swollen.
AI-generated sentence
我爸爸的肩膀很宽。
wǒ bà ba de jiān bǎng hěn kuān
My dad's shoulders are very wide.
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