花臂 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

huābì

tattoo sleeve

huā, hua flower

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

化 Sound component

huà change

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	xwae	qʷʰˤra	flower (n.)

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

⺼ Meaning component

ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

辟 Sound component

pì, bì law

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手上也。从肉辟聲。