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Chinese symbol for “scapula”

肩胛骨
jiān jiǎ gǔ
scapula; shoulder blade

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scapula is 肩胛骨 (jiān jiǎ gǔ), defined as: scapula; shoulder blade.

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

肩 jiān
shoulders; to shoulder, to bear
radical 130 ⾁ · 8 strokes
胛 jiǎ
shoulder; shoulder blade
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
骨 gǔ
bone; skeleton; frame, framework
radical 188 ⾻ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “scapula”

WordPinyinMeaning
肩胛jiān jiǎshoulder; scapular region
琵琶骨pí pa gǔ(old) scapula

Related words

Other words that share a character with 肩胛骨.

WordPinyinMeaning
肩膀jiān bǎngshoulder
肩负 (肩負)jiān fùto shoulder (a burden); to bear
并肩 (並肩)bìng jiānalongside; shoulder to shoulder
擦肩而过 (擦肩而過)cā jiān ér guòto brush past; to pass by (sb); (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death)
披肩pī jiāncape; shawl
肩部jiān bùshoulder; shoulder area
肩胛jiān jiǎshoulder; scapular region
骨头 (骨頭)gǔ toubone; measure word: 根 (gēn), 块 (kuài)

See also: Japanese symbol for “scapula”.

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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