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jīn
HSK 7freq #9458

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jīn
  1. 1.muscle
  2. 2.tendon
  3. 3.veins visible under the skin
  4. 4.sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.tendon; sinew
  2. 2.muscle
  3. 3.vein that stands out on the skin; prominent superficial vein
  4. 4.anything resembling a sinew or vein, such as chopsticks
  5. 5.a surname, Jin

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 竹 (“bamboo”) + 𠛧 (“peel”) – sinew (bamboo is sinewy when peeled). The component 力 is a corruption of 刀 (刂).

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