劲
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strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]
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Dict coverage rank #991 U+52B2
How 劲 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
strength
How to remember it
powerful · Heisig RSH #2407
spool + muscle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 劲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不对劲儿 | bù duì jìn r | erhua form of 不對勁|不对劲[bu4 dui4 jin4] |
| 清风劲节 | qīng fēng jìng jié | pure and high-minded (idiom) |
| 不得劲 | bù dé jìn | awkward; unhandy; be indisposed; not feel well |
| 加劲儿 | jiā jìn r | erhua variant of 加勁|加劲[jia1 jin4] |
| 可劲儿 | kě jìn r | erhua variant of 可勁|可劲[ke3 jin4] |
| 不对劲 | bù duì jìn | not right; amiss; to feel uncomfortable or unwell; to not get along |
| 劲度系数 | jìn dù xì shù | coefficient of restitution (in Hooke's law) |
| 死劲儿 | sǐ jìn r | erhua variant of 死勁|死劲[si3 jin4] |
| 对劲儿 | duì jìn r | erhua form of 對勁|对劲[dui4 jin4] |
| 下死劲 | xià sǐ jìn | to do one's utmost |
| 一个劲儿 | yī gè jìn r | erhua variant of 一個勁|一个劲[yi1 ge4 jin4] |
| 疾风知劲草，烈火见真金 | jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn | lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom); fig… |
| 着劲儿 | zhuó jìn r | to put effort into sth; to try really hard |
| 失去后劲 | shī qù hòu jìn | to peter out; to lose momentum; to lose steam |
| 费劲儿 | fèi jìn r | erhua variant of 費勁|费劲[fei4 jin4] |
| 劲头 | jìn tóu | enthusiasm; zeal; vigor; strength |
| 心劲 | xīn jìn | thoughts; what one has in one's heart |
| 劲儿 | jìn r | erhua variant of 勁|劲[jin4] |
| 有劲 | yǒu jìn | vigorous; energetic; interesting; amusing |
| 没劲儿 | méi jìn r | erhua variant of 沒勁|没劲[mei2 jin4] |