Keyword
to shoulder
- shoulders
- to bear
- Frequency
- #2098
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
jiān
Mnemonic
A man bringing home meat ⺼ for the family 户
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
肩膀
shoulder
肩
shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
肩负
to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)
并肩
alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast
擦肩而过
to brush past; to pass by (sb); (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death)
披肩
cape; shawl; (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders
肩部
shoulder; shoulder area
肩带
shoulder strap; shoulder harness; shoulder belt; baldric
并肩作战
(idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces
比肩
to be shoulder to shoulder; (fig.) to be as good as; to match; Taiwan pr. bìjiān
肩并肩
shoulder to shoulder; abreast; side by side
肩头
on one's shoulders; (dialect) shoulder
双肩包
backpack
肩章
epaulet; shoulder loop; shoulder mark
肩胛骨
scapula; shoulder blade
勾肩搭背
(idiom) arms around each other's shoulders
肩胛
shoulder; scapular region; scapula
耸肩
to shrug one's shoulders
坎肩
sleeveless jacket (usually cotton); Chinese waistcoat
齐肩
level with one's shoulders; (of two people) both the same height
摩肩接踵
lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps; a thronging crowd
肩膊
shoulder
携手并肩
hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder
肩袖
rotator cuff