CHINESE CHARACTER

肩 (jiān): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jiān

shoulders; to shoulder, to bear

HSK 68 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

⺼

Primary radical

⺼ is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 肩.

户

Visible components

肩 is decomposed as ⿸户⺼.

STROKES · 8

Write 肩 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 肩

肩膀jiānbǎng

HSK 6 · shoulder

并肩bìngjiān

HSK 7-9 · alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast

肩负jiānfù

HSK 7-9 · to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)

Examples using 肩

肩膀

我肩膀痛。

Wǒ jiān bǎng tòng。

My shoulder hurts.

FAQ

What does 肩 (jiān) mean in Chinese?

shoulders; to shoulder, to bear

How do you write 肩 in stroke order?

肩 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 肩?

⺼ is the radical in 肩. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 肩?

肩膀 (jiānbǎng): shoulder; 并肩 (bìngjiān): alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast; 肩负 (jiānfù): to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage).