筋斗

jīndǒu

noun #28,627

Meanings

1 somersault
2 tumble
3 cartwheel

Characters

muscle; tendon; sinew

to struggle; to fight; a measure

Examples

孩子在草地上翻筋斗玩。

Háizi zài cǎodì shàng fān jīndǒu wán.

The children were doing somersaults on the grass.

猴子翻了一个筋斗，飞到树上。

Hóuzi fān le yīgè jīndǒu, fēi dào shùshàng.

The monkey did a somersault and leaped up into the tree.

Tips

culture

筋斗 is famous through 孙悟空的筋斗云 (Sun Wukong's somersault cloud) from Journey to the West — one somersault covers 108,000 li. 翻筋斗 (to turn somersaults) is the common verb phrase.

Stroke Order

筋 jīn

斗 dǒu