Meaning
muscle
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jin” becomes a different word in each tone. 筋 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 伤脑筋shāng nǎo jīnto be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains
- 脑筋nǎo jīnbrains; mind; head; way of thinking
- 筋道jīn dao(of noodles etc) springy; chewy
- 面筋miàn jīngluten
- 手筋shǒu jīnflexor tendon (coll.); tesuji (a skillful move in the game of Go)
Example Sentence
运动前要先活动一下筋骨。Yùn dòng qián yào xiān huó dòng yí xià jīn gǔ.Before exercising, you should loosen up your muscles and joints.
运动Yùn dòngto move前qiánfront要yàoto want先xiānbeforehand活动huó dòngto exercise一下yí xiàall at once筋骨jīn gǔmuscles and bones。