肩 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

肩 English definition

jiān

  • shoulder
  • to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : 盙
  • : double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time;
  • : strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute;
  • : wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 姦|奸[jian1];
  • : point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed;
  • : narrow; small;
  • : constricted
  • : shear;
  • : to pick up with chopsticks;
  • : to annihilate; abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机, fighter plane;
  • : to wash; to redress (a wrong); name of a river;
  • : to pan fry; to sauté;
  • : to extinguish (of fire);
  • : bullock; castrated bull; to castrate livestock;
  • : hard; strong; solid; firm; to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison;
  • : Monitor
  • : letter; note-paper;
  • : letters; to close; to seal;
  • : thick waterproof silk;
  • : difficult; hard; hardship;
  • : (grass); Themeda forsbali;
  • : Althaea rosea;
  • : reed;
  • : Eupatorium chinensis;
  • : orchid (same as 蘭草|兰草); Eupatorium (same as 蕑);
  • : fully grown pig; 3-year old pig;
  • : awl; sharp iron point;
  • : idle
  • : between
  • : between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms;
  • : a quiver on a horse; a store;
  • : saddle blanket;
  • : to hang down (hair);
  • : bonito;
  • : flounder; flatfish;
  • : mythical bird with one eye and one wing; see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1];

Words containing 肩, by HSK level