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脛
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胫
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calf

HSK 10
Human →Body →Muscles
jìng
ケイ
すね、はぎ
경
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 巠 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (脛)
⺼ meat (side)+ 巠 round =
脛 calf
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
巠 Phonetic component
jīng round
underground watercourse
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Simplified (胫)
⺼ meat (side) =
胫 shinbone
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
flesh
Notes
Similar Characters
媠 lazy育 education冑 helmet (trad)朊 protein肋 chest肌 muscle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
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
脛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
胫 / 脛 [jìng]
lower part of leg
Japanese
脛 、 臑 すね 、 はぎ (old) 同音
noun usually kana shin; shank; lower leg
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
彼女はまだ親のすねをかじっている。
She's still dependent on her parents.
CHINESE WORDS (3)
胫骨 [jìng​gǔ] #20,121
tibia
不胫而走 [bù​jìng​'ér​zǒu] #45,244
to get round fast
护胫 [hù​jìng]
shin pad
JAPANESE WORDS (19)
⭐ 脛 [すね] #17,943
shin
脹脛 [ふくらはぎ] #84,012
calf
向こう脛 [むこうずね] #84,576
shin
すね当て [すねあて] #88,306
shin guards
脛骨 [けいこつ] #97,087
tibia
毛脛 [けずね] #103,233
hairy legs
脛巾 [はばき] #114,614
leggings
脛に疵持つ [すねにきずもつ] #120,010
to have a guilty conscience
すね肉 [すねにく] #121,516
shank (meat)
親のすねをかじる [おやのすねをかじる] #132,447
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support
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