腱
tendon; sinew
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,977 U+8171
How 腱 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
⺼ (semantic, “flesh”) + 建 (phonetic, jiàn)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 建
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 建 (jiàn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建 sound component | jiàn | to build, to erect; to establish, to found |
| 键 | jiàn | lock, door bolt; key |
| 犍 | jiān | bullock; to castrate |
| 毽 | jiàn | a shuttlecock |
| 踺 | jiàn | to somersault |
| 楗 | jiàn | latch, crossbar |
Words containing 腱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腿后腱 | tuǐ hòu jiàn | hamstring muscle |
| 腱外膜 | jiàn wài mó | (anatomy) epitenon |
| 半腱肌 | bàn jiàn jī | semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh |
| 腱子 | jiàn zi | sinew |
| 旁腱肌 | páng jiàn jī | see 膕旁腱肌|腘旁腱肌[guo2 pang2 jian4 ji1]; hamstring (anatomy) |
| 腱炎 | jiàn yán | tendonitis |
| 肌腱 | jī jiàn | tendon (anatomy); sinew; hamstrings |
| 跟腱 | gēn jiàn | heel tendon of mammals; Achilles tendon |
| 腱鞘炎 | jiàn qiào yán | tenosynovitis (medicine) |
| 腘旁腱肌 | guó páng jiàn jī | hamstring (anatomy); see also 膕繩肌|腘绳肌[guo2 sheng2 ji1] |
| 腱弓 | jiàn gōng | tendon arch (anatomy) |
| 腱鞘 | jiàn qiào | (anatomy) tendon sheath |