Meaning
shoulder
Chinese: 肩膀。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jian” becomes a different word in each tone. 肩 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 肩膀jiān bǎngshoulder
- 肩负jiān fùto shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)
- 肩起jiān qǐto bear; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- 肩部jiān bùshoulder; shoulder area
- 并肩bìng jiānalongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast
Example Sentence
爸爸把孩子扛在肩膀上。Bà ba bǎ hái zi káng zài jiān bǎng shàng.Dad carried the child on his shoulders.
爸爸Bà ba(coll.) father把bǎ(marks the object)孩子hái zichild扛kángto carry on one's shoulder在zàiat肩膀jiān bǎngshoulder上shàngon。