僵硬
Old HSK 6
僵硬 (jiāngyìng) · stiff
僵硬 (jiāngyìng) means “stiff; rigid”. It is written with 2 characters: 僵 (still) + 硬 (hard). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 僵硬 is built
The characters
僵 jiāng · still
What 僵 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 畺jiāng — boundary
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
硬 yìng · hard
What 硬 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 更gèng — more
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
坐了一天，我的脖子都僵硬了。Zuò le yì tiān, wǒ de bózi dōu jiāngyìng le.After sitting all day, my neck is stiff.
他的笑容有点儿僵硬。Tā de xiàoróng yǒudiǎnr jiāngyìng.His smile is a bit stiff.
Questions about 僵硬
What does 僵硬 mean?
僵硬 (jiāngyìng) means “stiff; rigid”.
How do you pronounce 僵硬?
僵硬 is pronounced jiāngyìng.
Which HSK level is 僵硬?
僵硬 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 僵硬 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.