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肩

jiān

shoulder

A person carrying a sack
Memory picture

Character

肩 jiān

Strokes
8
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
Made of
户 door ⺼ meat, flesh
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我的肩很痛。 Wǒ de jiān hěn tòng. My shoulder hurts a lot.
  • 他拍我肩。 Tā pāi wǒ jiān. He pats my shoulder.
  • 肩上有包。 Jiān shàng yǒu bāo. There is a bag on my shoulder.

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