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腱
jiàn
1. tendon
2. sinew
Common • Top 14% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

腱
jiàn
tendon, sinew
12 丶

Compound Words (11)

肌腱
jījiàn
tendon (anatomy)
腱子
jiànzi
sinew
腱弓
jiàngōng
tendon arch (anatomy)
腱炎
jiànyán
tendonitis
腱鞘
jiànqiào
tendon sheath (anatomy)
跟腱
gēnjiàn
heel tendon of mammals
半腱肌
bànjiànjī
semitendinosus, one of the hamstring muscles in the thigh
旁腱肌
pángjiànjī
see [[膕旁腱肌|腘旁腱肌<guópángjiànjī>]]
腱鞘炎
jiànqiàoyán
tenosynovitis (medicine)
腿后腱
tuǐhòujiàn
hamstring muscle
腘旁腱肌
guópángjiànjī
hamstring (anatomy)

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Word Frequency Rank
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