jīn

muscles

Bamboo-like ⺮ tendons in the chest 

Components
⺮ meaning component

  Meaning component

zhú

  

bamboo

肋 meaning component

  Meaning component

lèi

  

ribs

Evolution

筋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
筋 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
筋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jīn

muscles; tendons; muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

Most common words with 筋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

muscle

抽筋

cramp

脑筋

brains

钢筋

steel reinforcing bar

筋疲力尽

spent