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Information of 筋

Pinyin jīn

Radical

竹

Strokes

12 strokes

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Definition

muscle

筋 [jīn] 名 1. 肌肉的俗称。 [En.] A colloquial term for muscle. 2. 肌腱或附着在骨头上的韧带。 [En.] Tendons or ligaments that attach to bones. 3. 可见的皮下静脉的俗称。 [En.] A colloquial term for visible veins under the skin. 4. 像筋的东西。 [En.] Things that resemble tendons. 5. 加强物、加固物。 [En.] Reinforcements or strengthening materials. 6. 植物的脉络。 [En.] Veins in plants. 引 1. 《说文》：筋，肉之力也。 [En.] "Muscles are the strength of flesh." (Shuōwén) 2. 《素问·五藏生成论》：诸筋者，皆属于节。 [En.] "All tendons belong to the joints." (Sùwèn) 3. 《考工记·弓人》：强者在内而摩其筋。 [En.] "The strong press inward and work their tendons." (Kāogōngjì) 4. 《孟子·告子下》：劳其筋骨。 [En.] "To labor one's tendons and bones." (Mèngzǐ) 5. 《荀子·劝学》：筋骨之强。 [En.] "Strength of tendons and bones." (Xúnzǐ) 6. 清·方苞《狱中杂记》：先折筋骨。 [En.] "First break the tendons and bones." (Fāng Bāo) 7. 清·方苞《左忠毅公逸事》：筋骨尽脱。 [En.] "The tendons and bones are completely stripped." (Fāng Bāo) 例如:筋皮（筋骨与皮肉）；筋厮锁（身体已肢解，只剩筋络相连，比喻山河破碎）；筋血（精力与血汗）；筋条（身体结实强健）；筋马（筋骨强健而不过于肥壮的马） [En.] For example: "Muscle and skin"; "A body dismembered, only its tendons connected, metaphorically representing a fractured nation"; "Vitality and effort"; "A fit and strong physique"; "A horse with strong bones that is not overly fat." 例如:筋丝无力（没有一点力气）；筋疙疸（凸出的肌肉） [En.] For example: "Lifeless tendons" (without any strength); "Muscle bulges" (protruding muscles). 例如:筋脉 [En.] For example: "Veins." 例如:叶筋;丝瓜筋;橡皮筋 [En.] For example: "Leaf veins; loofah tendons; rubber bands." 例如:钢筋 [En.] For example: "Reinforced steel." 例如:这菜筋多嚼不烂 [En.] For example: "This vegetable has too many fibers and cannot be chewed soft."

抽筋 chōu jīn

cramp / charley horse / to pull a tendon

筋斗 jīn dǒu

tumble / somersault

橡皮筋 xiàng pí jīn

rubber band

牛筋 niú jīn

beef tendon / cowhells

筋疲力尽 jīn pí lì jìn

body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired / spent

筋疲力竭 jīn pí lì jié

exhaust / burn itself out / jiggered up

钢筋 gāng jīn

steel reinforcing bar

脑筋 nǎo jīn

brains / mind / head / way of thinking

青筋 qīng jīn

veins / blue veins

筋骨 jīn gǔ

muscles and bones / physique / strength / courage

筋脉 jīn mài

veins

动脑筋 dòng nǎo jīn

to use one's brains / to think

筋肉 jīn ròu

muscles

伤脑筋 shāng nǎo jīn

to be a real headache / to find sth a real headache / to beat one's brains

面筋 miàn jīn

gluten

死脑筋 sǐ nǎo jīn

one-track mind / block-headed

伤筋动骨 shāng jīn dòng gǔ

to suffer serious injury (idiom)

经筋 jīng jīn

muscles along the regular meridians

筋络 jīn luò

tendons and muscles

舒筋活血 shū jīn huó xuè

relax the muscles and stimulate the blood circulation

蹄筋 tí jīn

tendons of beefmutton / pork]