伤脑筋 shāngnǎojīn troublesome

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Traditional: 傷腦筋

Stroke order

伤脑筋 is written in 28 strokes across 3 characters.

伤脑筋 — the Chinese character for troublesome (shāngnǎojīn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 伤脑筋 — troublesome

伤 — 6 strokes
脑 — 10 strokes
筋 — 12 strokes

Senses

to be a real headache
to find sth a real headache
to beat one's brains

Characters in 伤脑筋

伤 shāng — to injure; injury; wound
脑 nǎo — brain; mind; head
筋 jīn — muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

伤脑筋 is pronounced shāngnǎojīn and means “troublesome”.

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