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膀
bǎng
1. upper arm
2. wing
Uncommon • Top 27% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

膀
bǎng
shoulder, upper arm, wing
HSK 5 14 丶

Compound Words (14)

肩膀
jiānbǎng
shoulder
HSK 5
膀子
bǎngzi
upper arm
膀爷
bǎngyé
topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt)
臂膀
bìbǎng
arm
翅膀
chìbǎng
wing
HSK 5
膀臂
bǎngbì
upper arm
光膀子
guāngbǎngzi
bare upper body
吊膀子
diàobàngzi
to flirt (derog.)
有肩膀
yǒujiānbǎng
responsible
溜肩膀
liūjiānbǎng
sloping shoulders
赤膀鸭
chìbǎngyā
(Chinese bird species) gadwall (Anas strepera)
甩开膀子
shuǎikāibǎngzi
to throw off inhibitions
翅膀硬了
chìbǎngyìngle
(of a bird) to have become fully fledged
膀大腰圆
bǎngdàyāoyuán
tall and strong

Alternate Entries

膀
bàng
to flirt
膀
pāng
puffed (swollen)
膀
páng
bladder
膀
bǎng
old variant of [[膀<bǎng>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,940
Word Frequency Rank
22,390 of 84,292

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