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ㄐㄧㄣ

jīn

muscle

筋 is a 12 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jīn in the first tone.

It is made up of the components (bamboo) and (rib).

  • ㄐㄧㄣ

    jīn

    muscle

    • ㄓㄨ ˊ

      zhú

      bamboo

    • ㄌㄟ ˋ

      lèi

      rib

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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if you can stem all that bamboo with your ribs, then you must have a lot of muscles.
by lilko

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"KNIFE-sharp MEAT-eating teeth aren't in pandas' [gene]s, but they do have strong <muscle>s for chewing BAMBOO," said Connor.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 筋

Definitions for 筋 pronounced as jīn

  • muscle
  • tendon

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Book 4 part 2

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HSK 6

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