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肌
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muscle

HSK 5 N2
Human →Body →Muscles
jī
キ
はだ
기
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 几 represents the sound.
Components
⺼ meat (side)+ 几 small table =
肌 muscle
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
几 Phonetic component
jī small table
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Notes
Similar Characters
媠 lazy育 education冑 helmet (trad)朊 protein肋 chest肓 region between heart肘 elbow肚 belly肛 anus肜 to sacrifice on肝 liver肟 an organic compound肠 emotions (simp)股 thigh肢 limb肤 superficial (simp)肩 shoulder肪 animal fat肫 the gizzard of a fowl肭 seal
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
肌
Regular
Modern
Chinese
肌 [jī]
flesh; muscle
Japanese
肌 、 膚 (rare) はだ 、 はだえ 同音

noun

  1. skin
  2. body (in the context of intimate bodily contact)
  3. surface; grain (e.g. of wood); texture
  4. disposition; temperament; character; type
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
刺激を受け続けると肌の保護作用により角質が肥厚して、ゴワゴワしたり硬くなって、毛穴が目立ってきます。
If it continues to be stimulated the skin's protective function causes thickening and it becomes stiff and hard with pores that stand out.
中国の音楽はどうも僕の肌に合わない。
I don't have the feeling for Chinese music in my body.
CHINESE WORDS (112)
肌肉 [jī​ròu] #2,911
muscle
肌肤 [jī​fū] #11,892
skin
肌肤 [jī​fū] #11,892
skin
心肌 [xīn​jī] #21,447
myocardium
腹肌 [fù​jī] #15,799
abdominal muscle
肌腱 [jī​jiàn] #20,750
tendon (anatomy)
心肌梗塞 [xīn​jī​gěng​sè] #25,229
myocardial infarction
括约肌 [kuò​yuē​jī] #20,145
sphincter
括约肌 [kuò​yuē​jī] #20,145
sphincter
平滑肌 [píng​huá​jī] #42,040
smooth muscle (anatomy)
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JAPANESE WORDS (94)
⭐ 開ける [あける] #583
to open (a door, etc.)
⭐ 肌 [はだ] #1,437
skin
⭐ 肌寒い [はださむい] #12,046
chilly
鳥肌が立つ [とりはだがたつ] #13,858
to get goosebumps
素肌 [すはだ] #14,460
bare skin
肌で感じる [はだでかんじる] #17,642
to understand from experience
鳥肌 [とりはだ] #18,780
gooseflesh
⭐ 肌色 [はだいろ] #20,848
flesh colour (of a Japanese person)
岩肌 [いわはだ] #21,438
bare rock
⭐ 肌触り [はだざわり] #22,519
feel
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