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Meaning of 肩

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Pinyin: jiān
English Definition: shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
Chinese Definition:
①脖子旁边胳膊上边的部分:肩膀。肩胛。并肩。
②担负:肩负。肩荷。肩舆(轿子)。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Ideographic: A man bringing home meat for the family
Character Formation:
  • Surround from upper left
    • [ ] door; family
    • meat, flesh; organic compound
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Example Words
肩膀 jiān bǎng shoulder
肩负 jiān to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)
肩头 jiān tóu on one's shoulders; (dialect) shoulder
并肩 bìng jiān alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast
披肩 jiān cape; shawl; (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders
More: 肩* | *肩 | *肩*
Example Sentences
1
By appropriate, I mean, a female friend might love it if you rub her shoulders, but might be uncomfortable with something more "romantic, " like caressing her hair and cheek.
2
使
Right after turning professional, however, a shoulder injury suddenly stopped her career. Well, her tennis career.
3
We sat side by side, then went to the foyer.
4
Actually, it looked like everybody was really calm, like on the subway platform when it's really, really crowded and everyone' s standing shoulder to shoulder.
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使
By the 5Th century, the horse collar (pictured above), which allows the horse to push with its shoulders, was developed.