What does 胳 mean in Chinese?

胳 (gē) means "armpit" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 胳?

胳 is pronounced "gē" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

胳 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 胳 include 胳膊 (arm), 胳肢 ((dialect) to tickle), 胳臂 (arm), 捋胳膊 (to push up one's sleeves), 胳肢窝 (armpit).

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胳

gē

armpit

Radical: 肉 (no. 130)

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
胳膊	gē bo	arm	HSK 4
胳肢	gé zhi	(dialect) to tickle
胳臂	gē bei	arm
捋胳膊	luō gē bo	to push up one's sleeves
胳肢窝	gā zhi wō	armpit
胳膊肘	gē bo zhǒu	elbow
胳膊肘子	gē bo zhǒu zi	see 胳膊肘[ge1 bo5 zhou3]
胳臂箍儿	gē bei gū r	armband
胳臂肘儿	gē bei zhǒu r	elbow
胳膊肘朝外拐	gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi	the elbow turns the wrong way

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.

胳

gē

armpit

Radical: 肉 (no. 130)

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
胳膊	gē bo	arm	HSK 4
胳肢	gé zhi	(dialect) to tickle
胳臂	gē bei	arm
捋胳膊	luō gē bo	to push up one's sleeves
胳肢窝	gā zhi wō	armpit
胳膊肘	gē bo zhǒu	elbow
胳膊肘子	gē bo zhǒu zi	see 胳膊肘[ge1 bo5 zhou3]
胳臂箍儿	gē bei gū r	armband
胳臂肘儿	gē bei zhǒu r	elbow
胳膊肘朝外拐	gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi	the elbow turns the wrong way