jiàn

technical
common
noun

Meaning of

腱 means tendon; sinew; the tough connective tissue attaching muscle to bone. Pronounced jiàn.

  • tendon; sinew; the tough connective tissue attaching muscle to bone

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Yùn
dòng
qián
yào
shēn
 
miǎn
shāng
jiàn
 

Warm up before exercising to avoid pulling a tendon.

de
gēn
jiàn
zài
sài
zhōng
duàn
liè
le
 

His Achilles tendon ruptured during the match.

shēng
zhèng
zài
jiǎn
chá
shǒu
wàn
de
jiàn
 

The doctor is examining the tendons in his wrist.

Zhè
zhǒng
bìng
huì
yǐng
xiǎng
guān
jié
jiàn
 

This disease can affect joints and tendons.

Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ tiáo
/ shù