膀 meaning and stroke order
Shoulder, upper arm, wing
How to write 膀, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 膀
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- upper arm
- wing
- variant of 膀[bang3]
- puffed (swollen)
- used in 吊膀子[diao4 bang4 zi5]
- used in 膀胱[pang2 guang1]
How 膀 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Flesh ⺼ beside 旁 the body; 旁 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 膀
膀 is flesh ⺼ placed beside 旁 (páng, side), so think of the body part on your side: the shoulder and upper arm. 旁 also hints at the sound, bǎng or páng.
膀 almost always appears in two-character words like 肩膀 (jiānbǎng, shoulder) and 翅膀 (chìbǎng, wing). Example: 他拍了拍我的肩膀。 (Tā pāi le pāi wǒ de jiānbǎng.) He patted me on the shoulder.
Common mistake: Learners often read 膀胱 (bladder) as bǎngguāng, but here it is páng, second tone. Also do not confuse 膀 with 傍 (bàng, near), which has the person radical 亻 instead of flesh ⺼.
Common words with 膀
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
膀 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 膀
How many strokes are in 膀?
膀 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 膀 mean?
膀 (bǎng) means shoulder, upper arm, wing. A common word with it is 翅膀 (chìbǎng), meaning "wing".
How do you pronounce 膀?
膀 is pronounced bǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 膀?
The radical of 膀 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 膀 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 膀?
The traditional form of 膀 is 髈. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 膀 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 膀 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 膀 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I know which pronunciation of 膀 to use?
Use bǎng for shoulder, arm and wing words like 肩膀 and 翅膀. Use páng in 膀胱 (bladder). The pāng and bàng readings are rare, as in 膀肿 (pāngzhǒng, swollen) and the slang 吊膀子 (diàobàngzi, to flirt).
Is the bǎng in 肩膀 and 翅膀 said with a full third tone?
In everyday speech 膀 in these words is often said lightly, close to a neutral tone: jiānbang, chìbang. Dictionaries list bǎng, and both are understood.