甩 开 膀 子

shuǎikāibǎngzi

to throw off inhibitions; to go all out

Traditional 甩開膀子

Meaning

shuǎikāibǎngzishuai3 kai1 bang3 zi5

5 strokes

4 strokes

14 strokes

3 strokes

shuǎi · to throw away, to fling, to discard

Radical 用 · 5 strokes · Parts 月乚

Ideographic: The opposite of "to use" 用

kāi · to open; to start, to initiate, to begin

Radical 廾 · 4 strokes · Parts 一廾

Ideographic: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door

bǎng · shoulder, upper arm, wing

Radical ⺼ · 14 strokes · Parts ⺼旁

Ideographic: Flesh ⺼ beside 旁 the body; 旁 also provides the pronunciation

zi · son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Radical 子 · 3 strokes · Parts 了一

Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

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