筋

• 拼音: jīn
• 汉字拆解: 筋 = 竹 (bamboo, tough) + 肋 (phonetic) — tendon, sinew

含义

Tendon; sinew; muscle. The tough fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone.

Used in medical and anatomical contexts, cooking (tendons as food), and idiomatic expressions. Common phrases include 抽筋 (cramp), 伤筋动骨 (serious injury), and 脑筋 (brains; thinking). Also refers to the chewy texture in food.

例句

1. 他跑步时不小心扭伤了脚踝的筋，需要休养几周。
2. 这道红烧牛筋炖得软烂入味，是店里的招牌菜。
3. 你别光动嘴不动脑筋，好好想想这个问题该怎么解决。

用法指南

语境: medical, cooking, idioms

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 我腿抽筋了。(I have a cramp in my leg.)
• 这牛筋真有嚼劲。(This beef tendon is really chewy.)

错误说法

• 混淆'筋'和'肌肉' (Don't confuse 筋 with 肌肉 — 筋 is tendon/sinew, 肌肉 is muscle)

起源与历史

A pictophonetic character with 竹 (bamboo) as the radical suggesting tough, fibrous quality, and 肋 as the phonetic component. Originally referred to the tough tissue in the body.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal