肩(jiān)

HSK 58 strokes

shoulder

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Character information

Pinyin
jiān
Meaning
shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 肩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸户⺼

A man bringing home meat ⺼ for the family 户

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

户hù⺼

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 肩 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 肩

Common words using 肩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiān肩bǎng膀
HSK 7-9

shoulder

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jiān肩fù负
HSK 7-9

to shoulder (a burden)

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bìng并jiān肩

alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast

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zǎi仔jiān肩

to bear responsibility for sth

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níng凝jiān肩

frozen shoulder (medicine)

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bìng并jiān肩zuò作zhàn战

(idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces

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gōu勾jiān肩dā搭bèi背

(idiom) arms around each other's shoulders

Open 勾肩搭背 page →
dān单jiān肩bāo包

shoulder bag

Open 单肩包 page →

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膀负并仔凝作战勾

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