armpit; upper arm
Animated Stroke Order 胳
Stroke Order Diagrams 胳
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HSK Vocabulary: 胳
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 胳 is used in context
1
tā他
jǔ举
qǐ起
gē胳
bo膊
xiàng向
dà大
jiā家
dǎ打
zhāo招
hū呼
。
He raised his arm to greet everyone
2
tā他
de的
gē胳
bei臂
yīn因
wèi为
duàn锻
liàn炼
biàn变
de得
hěn很
qiáng强
zhuàng壮
。
His arms became very strong from exercise
3
gē胳
zhī肢
wō窝
chū出
hàn汗
xū需
yào要
jí及
shí时
cā擦
gān干
。
Sweat in the armpit needs to be wiped dry promptly
4
wǒ我
de的
gē胳
bó膊
hěn很
zhǎng长
。
My arm is very long.
5
tā他
tái抬
qǐ起
gē胳
bó膊
，
xiàng向
péng朋
yǒu友
huī挥
shǒu手
gào告
bié别
。
He raised his arm and waved goodbye to his friend.
6
zuó昨
tiān天
dǎ打
lán篮
qiú球
shí时
，
wǒ我
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
niǔ扭
shāng伤
le了
gē胳
bó膊
，
xiàn现
zài在
hái还
yǒu有
diǎn点
téng疼
。
I accidentally sprained my arm while playing basketball yesterday, and it still hurts a bit.
Information
Traditional胳
Radical月
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#992
Zhuyinㄍㄜ
Components—
UnicodeU+80F3
CangjieBHER
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality