Memory phrase for the character: 筋

筋

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Meaning

muscle, tendon

Pronunciation

jīn

Explanation

 Top: bamboo 竹, below: ribs 肋 (= The body's part 月/肉 that resists with force 力 (against pressure) are the ribs.)

Mnemonic
 
They are like bamboo('s fiber) are the body gets its strength by the: muscles and tendons.

Radicals

竹 bamboo
肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
力 power, forceA variations is: to act 办.




 Vocabulary

钢筋 gāng jīn  steel reinforcing bar
钢筋 gāng jīn  

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