肌腱

jījiàn

noun #20,750

Measure Word

一条肌腱 tiáo

Meanings

1 tendon
2 sinew

Characters

Examples

他在比赛中拉伤了肌腱。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng lāshāng le jījiàn.

He strained his tendon during the competition.

跟腱是人体最粗的肌腱。

Gēnjiàn shì réntǐ zuì cū de jījiàn.

The Achilles tendon is the thickest tendon in the human body.

Tips

memory

肌 (muscle) + 腱 (tendon) — the tendon connects muscle (肌) to bone. 腱 itself means tendon, so 肌腱 is 'muscle tendon.' Compare 韧带 (rèndài, ligament) which connects bone to bone.

Stroke Order

肌 jī

腱 jiàn