jiān

  1. jiān noun shoulder
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 肩并肩 'shoulder to shoulder' (Guoyu '肩' n 1; Han Dian '肩' n 2; Kroll 2015 '肩' 1, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '肩', p. 112; Unihan '肩')
  2. jiān noun to shoulder; to bear
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '肩' v 1; Han Dian '肩' v 1; Kroll 2015 '肩' 2, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '肩', p. 112; Unihan '肩')
  3. jiān proper noun Jian
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '肩' n 2)
  4. jiān noun to appoint; to assign [a job]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '肩' 2a, p. 196)

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  • 一肩挑 one person shoulders the whole responsibility ; one person shoulders the whole responsibility
  • 偏袒右肩 bared his right shoulder
  • 大焰肩(大焰肩) Mahārciskandha; Great Blazing Shoulders Buddha

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