筋斗 (jīn dǒu) — somersault, tumble | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

somersaulttumble

Measure word · 个

筋斗。
Tā fān le yí gè jīn dǒu.
He did a somersault.
筋斗。
Zhè ge zá jì yǎn yuán lián xù fān le sān gè jīn dǒu.
This acrobat did three somersaults in a row.
，筋斗。
Tā zǒu lù bù xiǎo xīn, shuāi le yí gè jīn dǒu.
He was walking carelessly and took a tumble.

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

The characters 筋 and 斗 carry no separate meanings here; together they name a somersault.

Sound-only characters

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

筋 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 𠛧 (peel), giving the idea of sinewy fibers from peeled bamboo.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 斗 originally showed a ladle-shaped dipper or cup used to measure grain, held in a hand.

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