jīn

muscle

tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

bamboo fiber (⺮) + rib flesh (肋) = tough sinew and tendon

Bamboo (⺮) evokes something tough and fibrous; 肋 (rib/flank flesh) grounds the image in the body. Together they point to the stringy, resilient cords that hold muscles and bones together.

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Variant of 竹Semantic
RibSemantic

他手背上的很清楚,一条一条的。

tā shǒu bèi shàng de jīn hěn qīng chǔ, yī tiáo yī tiáo de。

The veins on the back of his hand are very clear, one by one.

这块肉太多,咬起来很费力。

zhè kuài ròu jīn tài duō, yǎo qǐ lái hěn fèi lì。

This piece of meat has too many tendons, and it takes a lot of effort to chew.

Words with 筋

拉筋

lā jīn

stretching (exercise)

配筋

pèi jīn

rebar (construction)

钢筋

gāng jīn

steel reinforcing bar

钢筋水泥

gāng jīn shuǐ ní

reinforced concrete

钢筋混凝土

gāng jīn hùn níng tǔ

reinforced concrete

青筋

qīng jīn

veins

马利筋

mǎ lì jīn

tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)

高筋面粉

gāo jīn miàn fěn

bread flour

面筋

miàn jīn

gluten

一根筋

yī gēn jīn

stubborn

中筋面粉

zhōng jīn miàn fěn

all-purpose flour

低筋面粉

dī jīn miàn fěn

low-gluten flour

More characters with ⺮