jīn
noun HSK 7 #10,088

Measure Word

gēn

Meanings

  1. 1 muscle; tendon; sinew
  2. 2 veins visible under the skin
  3. 3 fiber; anything resembling tendons

Examples

Tā pǎobù lāshāng le jīn.
He pulled a tendon while running.
Tā nǎozi lǐ jiù yī gēn jīn.
She's very single-minded (literally: only one tendon in her brain).

Tips

usage
(yī gēn jīn) is a colloquial expression meaning stubborn or single-minded. (shāngjīn dònggǔ) means a serious injury involving tendons and bones.
memory
The bamboo radical on top (because tendons are fibrous like bamboo) + (rib-like structure) + (strength) — tendons give your muscles strength.

Stroke Order

jīn