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Kanji Detail for 臂 - "arm, elbow"
臂
- Meaning
臂 means "arm, elbow."
Arm - The part from shoulder to wrist.
Elbow - The arm joint.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
elbow
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
arm
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
arm
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
arm
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The upper limb of the human body. From shoulder to wrist is called 臂 (arm). Such as going into seclusion together is called 把臂入林 (arm in arm into the forest). Missing an opportunity is called 失之交臂 (losing it when arms cross). Also 半臂 is a clothing name. Like today's vest. | The front limbs of animals are also called 臂. Such as saying 螳臂當車 (a mantis arm blocking a cart; overestimating one's abilities). Based on (Zhuangzi).
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