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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiān

肩

肩

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shoulder

Numbered pinyin
jian1
English meanings
shoulder

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 户; inside ⺼.

  • Outside

    户
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  • Inside

    ⺼

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿸户⺼

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他de的jiān肩hěn很kuān宽。

    He has broad shoulders.

  2. 02

    jiānbǎng肩膀。

    Shoulders.

  3. 03

    bèi背jiān肩。

    Carry on the shoulder.

  4. 04

    bìng并jiān肩。

    Side by side.

  5. 05

    tí提jiān肩。

    Shrug the shoulder.

  6. 06

    jiān肩shàng上bēibāo背包。

    A bag on the shoulder.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 肩膀
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