僵 jiāng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 畺 boundary, border
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
僵硬
jiāngyìng
stiff; rigid
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Example phrases
- 长时间伏案后，他的肩颈僵硬得几乎无法转动。 Cháng shíjiān fú'àn hòu, tā de jiānjǐng jiāngyìng de jīhū wúfǎ zhuǎndòng. After working at his desk for a long time, his shoulders and neck were so stiff he could barely turn them.
- 他紧张得身体僵硬，连话都说不出来。 Tā jǐnzhāng de shēntǐ jiāngyìng, lián huà dōu shuō bù chūlái. He was so nervous that his body stiffened and he could not say a word.
- 她的笑容很僵硬，一看就是装出来的。 Tā de xiàoróng hěn jiāngyìng, yí kàn jiù shì zhuāng chūlái de. Her smile was stiff, obviously put on.
Related words
- 僵 jiāng stiff; deadlocked
- 僵化 jiānghuà to become rigid; to ossify
- 僵局 jiāngjú deadlock; stalemate
- 硬 yìng hard
- 硬件 yìngjiàn hardware
- 坚硬 jiānyìng hard, solid
- 过硬 guòyìng solid; reliable; up to standard
- 强硬 qiángyìng tough; hard-line; uncompromising
- 生硬 shēngyìng stiff; unnatural
- 硬币 yìngbì coin
- 硬朗 yìnglang robust; hale and hearty; firm in style
- 硬盘 yìngpán hard disk; hard drive