arm

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
⺼ meaning component

  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

辟 sound component

  Sound component

  

law

Evolution

臂 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
臂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
臂 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
臂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

arm

Most common words with 臂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

手臂

arm

arm

双臂

arms

臂膀

arm

前臂

forearm