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肩 jiān

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肩 jiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiān | jian1
English translation
shoulder
to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
shoulders; to shoulder, to bear

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About 肩 jiān

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

肩 jiān

Contains the radical

⺼

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A man bringing home meat ⺼ for the family 户 hù

Etymology of 肩 jiān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿸户⺼

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Example sentences using 肩 jiān

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弗雷德·希尔德伯特耸 sǒng 了耸那暄乎 hū 乎 hū 的 de 宽 Kuān 肩膀 jiānbǎng .

Fred Hildebert shrugged his big soft shoulders.

这 zhè 位 wèi 身体 shēntǐ 高大 gāo dà 、胡须 húxū 拉 lā 碴 chá 的 de 人 rén 耸了耸肩.

The big beared man shrugged.

她 tā 耸 sǒng 了耸肩膀 jiānbǎng .

She gave a shrug of her shoulders.

他 tā 把 bǎ 头 tóu 缩 suō 下去 xià qù , 藏 Zàng 在 zài 耸 sǒng 起 qǐ 的 de 两肩之间 zhī jiān .

He cringed away, trying to hide his head and face in the hollow of his shoulders.

只 zhǐ 有 yǒu 老头子 lǎo tóu zi 无动于衷 wúdòngyúzhōng , 一面 yī miàn 耸肩 sǒng jiān 一面 yī miàn 评说 píng shuō : “ 有 yǒu 什么 shénme 两 liǎng 样 yàng ? ”

Only the Don was unimpressed, shrugging his shoulders and remarking , " What's the difference? "

Words with 肩 jiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
肩膀 jiānbǎng shoulder肩膀 jiānbǎng
肩 jiān shoulder肩 jiān
并肩 bìng jiān alongside並肩
肩负 jiān fù to bear肩負
擦肩而过 cā jiān ér guò brief encounter擦肩而過
披肩 pī jiān cape披肩 pī jiān
肩头 jiān tóu on one's shoulders肩頭
耸肩 sǒng jiān to shrug one's shoulders聳肩
肩胛骨 jiān jiǎ gǔ scapula肩胛骨 jiān jiǎ gǔ
肩章 jiān zhāng epaulet肩章 jiān zhāng
肩带 jiān dài shoulder strap肩帶
比肩 bǐ jiān to be shoulder to shoulder比肩 bǐ jiān
垫肩 diàn jiān shoulder pad墊肩
肩并肩 jiān bìng jiān abreast肩並肩
坎肩 kǎn jiān Chinese waistcoat坎肩 kǎn jiān
肩周炎 jiān zhōu yán adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)肩周炎 jiān zhōu yán
摩肩接踵 mó jiān jiē zhǒng a thronging crowd摩肩接踵 mó jiān jiē zhǒng
搭肩 dā jiān to stand on sb's shoulder搭肩 dā jiān
携手并肩 xié shǒu bìng jiān hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder攜手並肩

肩 jiān Decomposition & Compounds

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肩 jiān Decomposition

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肩 jiān Compounds

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  • 肩 jiān
    • 掮 qián , 猏, 顅, 鵳
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