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The Chinese word 胳臂 (gēbei), meaning "arm", is formed by combining two phonetic-semantic characters: , which uses the radical (flesh/body) with (gè) hinting at pronunciation, and , which similarly uses with (bì) for sound; together, these characters, both containing the body-related radical, create a compound word specifically denoting the arm.

Word Definition - 胳臂

gē bei arm; |[tiáo],|[zhī]

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