肩 jiān shoulders
shoulders; to shoulder
How to remember 肩: 户 door + ⺝ meat = shoulders. Squeezing through the narrow door with a whole leg of meat, the butcher's boy balances it on his shoulders.
Component breakdown
肩 = 户 door + ⺝ meat
- 户 door
- ⺝ meat
Squeezing through the narrow door with a whole leg of meat, the butcher's boy balances it on his shoulders.
How it is used
- The shoulder - 肩膀 (jiānbǎng) shoulders, 耸肩 to shrug.
- Verb 'to shoulder/bear': 肩负 (jiānfù) to shoulder (a responsibility): 肩负重任 to carry a heavy duty.
- 并肩 (bìngjiān) = side by side/shoulder to shoulder: 并肩作战 to fight alongside each other.
- 肩并肩 (jiān bìng jiān) = shoulder to shoulder.