膊

See also: 膞

Translingual

Han character

膊 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 月戈月戈 (BIBI), four-corner 7324₂, composition ⿰月尃)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 991, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29782
• Dae Jaweon: page 1443, character 29
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2101, character 3
• Unihan data for U+818A

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (甫) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
豧	*pʰoːs, *pʰa, *pʰas
縛	*baːɡs, *baɡ
逋	*paː
餔	*paː, *baːs
晡	*paː
庯	*paː
陠	*paː, *pʰaː
鵏	*paː, *baːs
峬	*paː
誧	*paː, *pʰaː, *pʰaːʔ, *pʰaːs
秿	*paː, *pʰa, *baʔ
鯆	*paː, *pʰaː, *paʔ
補	*paːʔ
圃	*paːʔ, *paːs
鋪	*pʰaː, *pʰaːs, *pʰa
痡	*pʰaː, *pʰa
浦	*pʰaːʔ
烳	*pʰaːʔ
溥	*pʰaːʔ, *paːɡ
悑	*pʰaːs
酺	*baː
匍	*baː
蜅	*baː, *paʔ
脯	*baː, *paʔ
葡	*baː
蒱	*baː
蒲	*baː
簿	*baːʔ, *baːɡ
捕	*baːs
哺	*baːs
簠	*pa, *paʔ, *pʰas
甫	*paʔ
黼	*paʔ
莆	*paʔ
俌	*paʔ, *pʰaʔ
郙	*paʔ, *pʰa
傅	*paɡs
搏	*paɡs, *paːɡ, *pʰaːɡ
麱	*pʰa
尃	*pʰa
榑	*ba
輔	*baʔ
鬴	*baʔ
賻	*baɡs
博	*paːɡ
髆	*paːɡ
鎛	*paːɡ
猼	*paːɡ
餺	*paːɡ
簙	*paːɡ
鑮	*paːɡ, *baːɡ
欂	*paːɡ, *baɡ, *breːɡ
蒪	*pʰaːɡ
膊	*pʰaːɡ
薄	*baːɡ
礡	*baːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰaːɡ) : semantic 肉 (“body”) + phonetic 尃 (OC *pʰa).

Etymology 1

trad.		膊
simp. #		膊

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p(r)ak ~ *r-pak (“shoulder”). Cognate with 髆 (OC *paːɡ, “shoulder blade; shoulder”). Probably cognate with 膀 (bǎng, “upper arm; shoulder”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bó (bo²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bok³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): bok¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): pok

  (Meixian, Guangdong): bog⁵

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): phok / pok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): pag⁴ / bag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bó
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bó
    • Wade–Giles: po²
    • Yale: bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bor
    • Palladius: бо (bo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: bok³
    • Yale: bok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: bog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: bok¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔk̚³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pok
    • Hakka Romanization System: bog`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /pok̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: bog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /pɔk̚¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phok
    • Tâi-lô: phok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phog
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pʰɔk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pok
    • Tâi-lô: pok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pog
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pag⁴ / bag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phak / pak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰak̚²/, /pak̚²/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 膊

1. arm; upper arm
2. (dialectal) shoulder
3. (by extension) upper body

   赤膊  ―  chìbó  ―  to strip to the waist

Etymology 2

trad.		膊
simp. #		膊

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-pak (“to separate; to dismantle; to collapse”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pò, bó (po⁴, bo²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ, ㄅㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pò
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pò
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴
    • Yale: pwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: poh
    • Palladius: по (po)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bó
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bó
    • Wade–Giles: po²
    • Yale: bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bor
    • Palladius: бо (bo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: phak

Rime
Character	膊
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	鐸 (104)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	匹各切
Baxter	phak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰwɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰʷɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰuɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰwak̚/
Li Rong	/pʰuɑk̚/
Wang Li	/pʰuɑk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰwɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	po
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pok3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*pʰˤak/

  (Zhengzhang): /*pʰaːɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	膊
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	pò
Middle Chinese	‹ phak ›
Old Chinese	/*pʰˁak/
English	dismember
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	膊
Reading #	1/1
No.	3485
Phonetic component	甫
Rime group	鐸
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	𩔈
Old Chinese	/*pʰaːɡ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 膊

1. ^† to dismember
2. ^† sun-dried meat that is cut up

Etymology 3

trad.		膊
simp. #		膊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bó (bo²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bó
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bó
    • Wade–Giles: po²
    • Yale: bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bor
    • Palladius: бо (bo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 膊

1. ^† (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 脖 (bó, “neck”).

Etymology 4

trad.		膊
simp. #		膊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liè (lie⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liè
    • Wade–Giles: lieh⁴
    • Yale: lyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lieh
    • Palladius: ле (le)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛ⁵¹/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 膊

1. ^† boundary; border

Etymology 5

trad.		膊
simp. #		膊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bó (bo²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bó
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bó
    • Wade–Giles: po²
    • Yale: bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bor
    • Palladius: бо (bo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 膊

1. ^‡ elder brother

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Japanese

Kanji

膊

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): はく (haku), れつ (retsu), はい (hai)
• Kun: ほじし (hojishi), あばく (abaku), さかい (sakai)

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Korean

Hanja

膊 • (bak) (hangeul 박, revised bak, McCune–Reischauer pak, Yale pak)

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