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Chinese symbol for “hamstrings”

肌腱
jī jiàn
tendon (anatomy); sinew; hamstrings

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hamstrings is 肌腱 (jī jiàn), defined as: tendon (anatomy); sinew; hamstrings.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

肌 jī
flesh, skin; muscle, tissue; meat on bones
radical 130 ⾁ · 6 strokes
腱 jiàn
tendon, sinew
radical 130 ⾁ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 肌腱.

WordPinyinMeaning
肌肉jī ròumuscle; flesh
肌肤 (肌膚)jī fūskin; flesh
腹肌fù jīabdominal muscle
心肌xīn jīmyocardium
肌肉男jī ròu nánmuscular man; muscleman
肌体 (肌體)jī tǐthe body; organism (usually human)
跟腱gēn jiànheel tendon of mammals; Achilles tendon
腱鞘炎jiàn qiào yántenosynovitis (medicine)

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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