腱 — Chinese character
腱
jiàn
tendon, sinew
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Radical
- 130 ⾁ (Meat)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 建
- Formation
- pictophonetic — flesh; meaning component ⺼; sound component 建
- Japanese
- 腱 as a kanji
Common words with 腱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肌腱 | jī jiàn | tendon (anatomy); sinew |
| 跟腱 | gēn jiàn | heel tendon of mammals; Achilles tendon |
| 腱鞘炎 | jiàn qiào yán | tenosynovitis (medicine) |
| 腱鞘 | jiàn qiào | (anatomy) tendon sheath |
| 腱子 | jiàn zi | sinew |
| 半腱肌 | bàn jiàn jī | semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh |
| 旁腱肌 | páng jiàn jī | see 腘旁腱肌 (guó páng jiàn jī); hamstring (anatomy) |
| 腱外膜 | jiàn wài mó | (anatomy) epitenon |
| 腱弓 | jiàn gōng | tendon arch (anatomy) |
| 腱炎 | jiàn yán | tendonitis |
| 腿后腱 (腿後腱) | tuǐ hòu jiàn | hamstring muscle |
| 腘旁腱肌 (膕旁腱肌) | guó páng jiàn jī | hamstring (anatomy); see also 腘绳肌 (guó shéng jī) |
English words written with 腱
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