腱(jiàn): tendon
12 strokes
tendon
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Meaning
- tendon; sinew
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 腱 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 腱 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 腱
Common words using 腱 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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