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腱

jiàn

Character

What 腱 means

1. tendon
2. sinew

Words starting with 腱

• 腱子jiàn zisinew
• 腱弓jiàn gōngtendon arch (anatomy)
• 腱炎jiàn yántendonitis
• 腱鞘jiàn qiào(anatomy) tendon sheath
• 腱外膜jiàn wài mó(anatomy) epitenon
• 腱鞘炎jiàn qiào yántenosynovitis (medicine)

Words containing 腱

• 肌腱jī jiàntendon (anatomy); sinew; hamstrings
• 跟腱gēn jiànheel tendon of mammals; Achilles tendon
• 半腱肌bàn jiàn jīsemitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh
• 腿后腱tuǐ hòu jiànhamstring muscle
• 腘旁腱肌guó páng jiàn jīhamstring (anatomy); see also 腘绳肌
• 旁腱肌páng jiàn jīsee 腘旁腱肌; hamstring (anatomy)

Characters built on 月

These share the phonetic component 月 (yuè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 脸liǎnface
• 肩jiānshoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
• 腺xiàngland
• 閒jiānvariant of 间
• 腆tiǎnmake strong (as liquors); virtuous
• 腼miǎnused in 腼腆
• 胼piánused in 胼胝

Characters that look like 腱

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 键jiànkey (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond
• 睡shuìto sleep; to lie down
• 猪zhūhog; pig; swine
• 睹dǔto observe; to see
• 睫jiéeyelashes
• 琥hǔused in 琥珀

Sounds the same

Read jiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 见to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 件item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
• 健healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen
• 建to establish; to found; to set up
• 键key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond
• 渐gradual; gradually
• 践to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk
• 荐to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass
• 剑double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
• 鉴bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror
• 舰warship
• 箭arrow