How to write 肩

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Meaning of 肩

Pinyin jiān

Radical

月

Strokes

Definition

shoulder

Usage

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肩 [jiān] 名【本义】: 肩膀【造字法】: 象形。从户，从肉。 1. 同本义 (shoulder) - 如: 肩膀, 肩甲, 肩磨, 肩排 2. 动物的腿根部 (leg) - 引: 《史记·项羽本纪》：项王曰:“赐之彘肩。” 3. 担子 (load) - 如: 歇肩, 息肩动 1. 担荷 (bear; shoulder; carry) - 如: 身肩重任, 肩舆, 肩位, 肩承 2. 任，任用 (appoint) - 引: 《尔雅》：肩，胜也。 3. 相提并论或等齐 (catch up) - 如: 肩随, 肩差量用于比喻重量、负担 (a shoulder) - 引: 鲁迅《祝福》：卫老婆子仿佛卸了一肩重担似的嘘了一口气。

坎肩 kǎn jiān

sleeveless jacket (usually cotton) / Chinese waistcoat

肩头 jiān tóu

on one's shoulders / (dialect) shoulder

勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi

arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)

并肩 bìng jiān

alongside / shoulder to shoulder / side by side / abreast

披肩 pī jiān

cape / shawl / (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders

抬肩 tái jiān

half the circumference of the sleeve where it joins the shoulder

肩挑 jiān tiāo

Shoulder carry

携手并肩 xié shǒu bìng jiān

hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder

肩摩毂击 jiān mó gǔ jī

shoulder to shoulder and hub to hub / crowded with people and vehicles

擦肩而过 cā jiān ér guò

brief encounter / to brush past sb

耸肩 sǒng jiān

to shrug one's shoulders

耸耸肩 sǒng sǒng jiān

Shrug

肩上 jiān shàng

Shoulder

肩膀 jiān bǎng

shoulder

肩负 jiān fù

to shoulder (a burden) / to bear / to suffer (a disadvantage)

肩部 jiān bù

shoulders

双肩 shuāng jiān

shoulders

比肩 bǐ jiān

to be shoulder to shoulder / to be on an equal level with / Taiwan pr. [bi4 jian1]

肩胛 jiān jiǎ

shoulder / scapular region / scapula

并肩作战 bìng jiān zuò zhàn

fight side by side / fight shoulder to shoulder

肩关节 jiān guān jié

shoulder joint / articulatio humeri

肩胛骨 jiān jiǎ gǔ

scapula / shoulder blade

肩并肩 jiān bìng jiān

shoulder to shoulder / abreast / side by side

摩肩接踵 mó jiān jiē zhǒng

lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps / a thronging crowd