Taxonomy of meanings for 肩:　　

  • 肩 jiān (OC: keen MC: ken) 古賢切 平 廣韻：【項下又任也克也作也媵也又姓出姓苑 】
    • ARM
      • nupper arm
    • SHOULDER
      • nshoulder
      • nadV(follow) shoulder to shoulderCH
      • n(post-N)one's shouldersCH
      • n(post-N)pluralone's shouldersCH
      • nadVusing the shoulder; with the shoulder; on one's shouldersVK
    • CARRY
      • APPOINT
        • CONQUER
          • RANK
            • YOUNG
              • NOMINAL MEASURE WORD
              • SURNAMES

                Additional information about 肩

                說文解字: 【𦚌(𦙪)】，髆也。从肉、象形。 【古賢切】 【肩】，俗𦙪从戶。 〔小徐本「𦙪」作「肩」。〕

                  Criteria
                • SHOULDER

                  1. The standard word for the shoulder is jiān 肩.

                  NB: Bàng 膀 and jiǎ 胛 are post-Han words for the shoulder.

                • ARM

                  [COMPREHENSIVE/FOCUSSED]

                  [DYNAMIC/STATIC]

                  [GENERAL/SPECIFIC]

                  1. Bì 臂 refers to the general word for the arm.

                  [GENERAL], [COMPREHENSIVE]

                  2. Shǒu 手 refers to the arm including, particularly, the hand.

                  [FOCUSSED]

                  3. Gōng 肱 refers to the arms as a source of physical strength of a person, and the term refers specifically to the bent arm.

                  [DYNAMIC], [SPECIALISED]

                  4. Wàn 腕 refers specifically to the joint between arm and hand, the wrist. See HAND

                  [SPECIALISED]

                  5. Zhǒu 肘 refers specifically to the elbows. See ELBOW

                  [SPECIALISED]

                  6. Yè 腋 refers specifically to the armpits. See ARMPIT

                  [SPECIALISED]

                  7. Jiān 肩 refers specifically to the shoulders. See SHOULDER

                  [SPECIALISED]