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筋

jīn

muscles; tendons

Strokes
12
Radical
竹
HSK
6
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 你有个死脑筋。

    Nǐ yǒu gè sǐ nǎo jīn

    You've got a one-track mind.

  • 她因过度的工作而筋疲力尽。

    Tā yīn guò dù de gōng zuò ér jīn pí lì jìn

    She was worn out from overwork.

  • 我刚刚腿又抽筋了,痛死我了。

    Wǒ gāng gang tuǐ yòu chōu jīn le tòng sǐ wǒ le

    I just got another leg cramp and it hurts like hell.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 筋

  • 伤脑筋shāng nǎo jīn 1–3–1to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains
  • 筋jīn 1muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
  • 脑筋nǎo jīn 3–1 brains; mind; head; way of thinking