膀 (bǎng): upper arm, wing, used in 吊膀子[diao4 bang4 zi5]
膀 (bǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “upper arm.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (structural) and 旁 (structural). It ranks #1916 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 膀 flesh ⺼ beside 旁 the body; 旁 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- upper arm
- wing
- used in 吊膀子[diao4 bang4 zi5]
Etymology & Origin
ideographicFlesh ⺼ beside 旁 the body; 旁 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰⺼旁 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 膀
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膀胱 | páng guāng | urinary bladder |
| 臂膀 | bì bǎng | arm |
| 膀子 | bǎng zi | upper arm |
| 左膀右臂 | zuǒ bǎng yòu bì | (idiom) trusted assistant |
| 膀臂 | bǎng bì | upper arm |
| 膀胱炎 | páng guāng yán | cystitis |
| 光膀子 | guāng bǎng zi | bare upper body |
| 甩开膀子 | shuǎi kāi bǎng zi | to throw off inhibitions |
| 膀胱气化 | páng guāng qì huà | (TCM) the extraction of impure fluid by the kidneys and the passing of it from the body by the bladder as urine |
| 有肩膀 | yǒu jiān bǎng | responsible |
| 膀大腰圆 | bǎng dà yāo yuán | tall and strong |
| 吊膀子 | diào bàng zi | (dialect) to flirt (derog.) |
| 膀爷 | bǎng yé | topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt) |
| 溜肩膀 | liū jiān bǎng | sloping shoulders |
| 翅膀硬 | chì bǎng yìng | (of a bird) to fledge |
膀 appears in 18 compound words: 39 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 膀 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
翅膀受伤的鸟儿无法飞翔，需要人类的帮助。
Chìbǎng shòushāng de niǎor wúfǎ fēixiáng, xūyào rénlèi de bāngzhù.
Birds with injured wings cannot fly and need human help.
前列腺颤动哭叫是快尿了吗?膀胱空虚时仍感尿意正常吗
qián liè xiàn chàn dòng kū jiào shì kuài niào le ma ? bǎng 胱 kōng xū shí réng gǎn niào yì zhèng cháng ma
Does a trembling, crying sensation in the prostate mean I need to urinate? Is it normal to still feel the urge to urinate even when the bladder is empty?
...憋尿勒肚子小腹凸的要收紧核心吗?反而增加膀胱压力不利
. . . biē niào lè dù zǐ xiǎo fù tū de yāo shōu jǐn hé xīn ma ? fǎn ér zēng jiā bǎng 胱 yā lì bù lì
...Should I tighten my core when I hold my urine and my lower abdomen bulges? Won’t that actually increase pressure on the bladder and be counterproductive?
双男张腿憋尿勒肚子小腹凸的正常吗?膀胱充盈推挤腹部向前吗
shuāng nán zhāng tuǐ biē niào lè dù zǐ xiǎo fù tū de zhèng cháng ma ? bǎng 胱 chōng yíng tuī jǐ fù bù xiàng qián ma
Is it normal for two men to spread their legs, hold in their urine, and have a protruding lower abdomen? Does a full bladder push the abdomen forward?
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wéi bīng xuě chǎn yè chā shàng chuàng xīn chì bǎng guāng míng wǎng
Insert innovative wings for the ice and snow industry_Guangming.com
男生小便完甩一下和膀胱排空有关吗?确保残余尿最少对吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn wán shuǎi yī xià hé bǎng 胱 pái kōng yǒu guān ma ? què bǎo cán yú niào zuì shǎo duì ma
Does shaking after urination help empty the bladder? Is minimizing residual urine the goal?
她把头枕在母亲的肩膀上。
Tā bǎtóu zhěn zài mǔqīn de jiānbǎng shàng.
She rested her head on her mother's shoulder.
鹰的一只翅膀断了。
Yīng de yī zhī chìbǎng duàn le.
One of the hawk's wings is broken.
汤姆给玛丽冷的肩膀。
Tāngmǔ gěi Mǎlì lěng de jiānbǎng.
Tom gave Mary the cold shoulder.
这只燕子的翅膀受伤了。
Zhè zhī yànzi de chìbǎng shòushāng le.
This swallow's wing is injured.
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