筋 (gan1 | jin1) : muscle; tendon; vein

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筋

gan1

jin1

[1] muscle; tendon; sinew
[2] veins that stand out under the skin
[3] anything resembling a tendon or vein

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

筋

This word has been viewed 8892 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Dec 2010 14:13

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悶到抽筋 mun6 dou3 cau1 gan1 = bored to death 粵

橡筋 zoeng6 gan1 = rubber band; elastic band 粵

傷腦筋 soeng1 nou5 gan1 shang1 nao3 jin1 = troublesome

腦筋 nou5 gan1 nao3 jin1 = brains, mind, head, way of thinking

鋼筋 gong3 gan1 gang1 jin1 = rebar, structural steel

抽筋菜 cau1 gan1 coi3 = water spinach; Chinese spinach

橡筋箍 zoeng6 gan1 ku1 = rubber band

麵筋 min6 gan1 = gluten

抽筋性的 cau1 gan1 sing3 dik1 chou1 jin1 xing4 de5 = jerky; convulsive; cramped; spasmodic 國

抽筋 cau1 gan1 chou1 jin1 = cramp, convulsion, jerkiness, spasm, tic, twitch; a charley horse
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 筋
Unicode code for this character: U+7b4b (off-site link)

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