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Character Decomposition
膀=⺼+旁
Etymology
Flesh ⺼ beside 旁 the body; 旁 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings4 pronunciations
bǎng
upper arm
wing
pāng
puffed (swollen)
bàng
used in 吊膀子 diào bàng zi
páng
used in 膀胱 páng guāng
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Words with 膀 27 total
shoulder肩膀jiān bǎngarm臂膀bì bǎngwing · CL: zhī, duì翅膀chì bǎngupper arm · arm · wing膀子bǎng zitopless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt)膀爷bǎng yéurinary bladder膀胱páng guāngupper arm · arm · reliable helper · right-hand man膀臂bǎng bìupper part of a pig's leg蹄膀tí pangsloping shoulders · irresponsible · work-shy溜肩膀liū jiān bǎngbare upper body · bare-chested · to bare one's chest光膀子guāng bǎng zi(dialect) to flirt (derog.)吊膀子diào bàng ziresponsible · reliable有肩膀yǒu jiān bǎng(of a bird) to fledge · (fig.) (of a person) to outgrow the need to be submissive to one's parents, mentor etc; to break away from the people who have supported one up to now翅膀硬chì bǎng yìngcystitis膀胱炎páng guāng yán(bird species of China) gadwall (Mareca strepera)赤膀鸭chì bǎng yā(idiom) trusted assistant; key aide左膀右臂zuǒ bǎng yòu bìto throw off inhibitions · to go all out甩开膀子shuǎi kāi bǎng zitall and strong · burly · beefy膀大腰圆bǎng dà yāo yuán(TCM) the extraction of impure fluid by the kidneys and the passing of it from the body by the bladder as urine膀胱气化páng guāng qì huà
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