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膝
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knees

HSK 7
Human →Body →Body Parts
xī
シツ
ひざ
슬
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 桼 represents the sound.
Components
⺼ meat (side)+ 桼 varnish tree =
膝 knees
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
桼 Phonetic component
qī varnish tree
the varnish tree
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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
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
膝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
膝 [xī]
knee
Japanese
膝 ひざ 、 ヒザ 同音

noun

  1. knee
  2. lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
水は私のひざの高さだった。
The water came up to my knees.
CHINESE WORDS (36)
膝盖 [xī​gài] #3,189
knee
膝盖 [xī​gài] #3,189
knee
膝下 [xī​xià] #25,925
at the knee (in reference to children)
护膝 [hù​xī] #29,028
kneepad
护膝 [hù​xī] #29,028
kneepad
膝盖骨 [xī​gài​gǔ] #20,010
kneecap
膝盖骨 [xī​gài​gǔ] #20,010
kneecap
盘膝 [pán​xī] #32,835
cross-legged
盘膝 [pán​xī] #32,835
cross-legged
牛膝 [niú​xī] #38,826
Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
26 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (61)
膝をつく [ひざをつく] #5,089
to fall to one's knees
⭐ 跪く [ひざまずく] #8,675
to kneel (in respect)
膝枕 [ひざまくら] #13,862
laying one's head in someone's lap
両膝 [りょうひざ] #16,345
both knees
片膝をつく [かたひざをつく] #16,595
to kneel down on one knee
片膝 [かたひざ] #24,054
one knee
膝立ち [ひざだち] #25,506
kneeling
膝上 [ひざうえ] #29,681
above the knee
膝蹴り [ひざげり] #33,502
knee strike
膝頭 [ひざがしら] #35,547
kneecap
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
슬하
under one's parent's roof