攘臂
rǎng​bì

bare arms

攘 rǎng, ràng, níng seize

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 襄 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

襄
襄 Sound component
xiāng aid

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnyangnaŋoppose, disturb; steal; expel
nyangXnaŋʔoppose; disturb
Zhengzhangnjaŋ
njaŋʔ
njaŋs

說文解字

推也。从手襄聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

臂 bì, bei arm

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

辟
辟 Sound component
pì, bì law

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartpjieHpek-sarm
Zhengzhangpeɡs
Unicodebiɛ̀

說文解字

手上也。从肉辟聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)