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 yī gè jīndǒu, fēi dào shù shàng.

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 dòu