筋 = 竹 + 肋

筋 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “muscles”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 肋 (ribs).

Keyword: muscles
Pinyin (Mandarin): jīn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: мышцы
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 筋 muscle

Decomposition

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竹 bamboo
肋 ribs

How to find 筋 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “ribs”. 筋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 筋 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.