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肩 - jiān

shoulders; to shoulder; bear

shoulders; to shoulder; bear

How to read 肩

Click 肩 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiān
Englishshoulders; to shoulder; bear
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

肩带 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 肩扛. Please read 肩章 one more time.

Common words with this character

shoulder strap; shoulder harness; shoulder belt; baldric; CL:條|条[tiao2]
to carry on the shoulder
epaulet; shoulder loop; shoulder mark
shoulder; scapular region; scapula

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 肩 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 肩带 and 肩扛 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 肩.