筋

jīn

muscles; tendons

How to write 筋, stroke by stroke

muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

Ideographic: Bamboo-like ⺮ tendons in the chest 肋

Made of 肋

抽筋chōu jīncramp; charley horse; to pull a tendon
脑筋nǎo jīnbrains; mind; head; way of thinking
伤脑筋shāng nǎo jīnto be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains
钢筋gāng jīnsteel reinforcing bar
动脑筋dòng nǎo jīnto use one's brains; to think
筋骨jīn gǔmuscles and bones; physique; strength; courage
筋疲力尽jīn pí lì jìnbody weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired; spent
一根筋yī gēn jīnstubborn; inflexible; one-track minded
宗筋zōng jīnpenis (Chinese medicine)
少根筋shǎo gēn jīn(coll.) dim-witted; foolish; absent-minded
手筋shǒu jīnflexor tendon (coll.); tesuji (a skillful move in the game of Go) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 手筋 "tesuji")
拉筋lā jīnstretching (exercise)

你有个死脑筋。
nǐ yǒu gè sǐ nǎo jīn 。
You've got a one-track mind.
我刚刚腿又抽筋了，痛死我了。
wǒ gāng gāng tuǐ yòu chōu jīn le ， tòng sǐ wǒ le 。
I just got another leg cramp and it hurts like hell.
他们告诉我他们筋疲力尽了。
tā men gào sù wǒ tā men jīn pí lì jìn le 。
They told me they were worn out.
我完全地筋疲力尽了。
wǒ wán quán dì jīn pí lì jìn le 。
I'm completely exhausted.
他大喊的时候，脖子上青筋暴起。
tā dà hǎn de shí hòu ， bó zi shàng qīng jīn bào qǐ 。
When he shouted, the veins in his neck stood out clearly.