筋 jīn muscle
muscle; muscles; tendons; tendon
怎么记住“筋”: 𥫗 bamboo + 月 meat + 力 power = muscle. The old kung fu teacher bends a bamboo pole, eats a plate of meat for power and flexes his arms to show off his muscles.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
originally 竹 + 𠛧
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
筋 = 𥫗 bamboo + 肋 rib
- 𥫗 bamboo meaning
- 肋 rib shape only
- 月 meat
- 力 power
The old kung fu teacher bends a bamboo pole, eats a plate of meat for power and flexes his arms to show off his muscles.
How it came to be
Bamboo, a plant full of tough fibres, sits on top to write the word for sinew.
用法
- Tendon/sinew/muscle, and anything tough and stringy: 筋骨 (jīngǔ) muscles and bones, 抽筋 (chōujīn) a cramp, 牛筋 (niújīn) beef tendon, 钢筋 (gāngjīn) steel reinforcing bar.
- 伤脑筋 (shāngnǎojīn), 'to hurt the brain-tendon', means to be a headache/vexing problem; 脑筋 (nǎojīn) means one's brains/wits.