Ideographic: A man bringing home meat ⺼ for the family 户Radical:

meaning for jiān:

  • - shoulder
  • - to shoulder (responsibilities etc)shoulderto shoulder (a burden)
  • - to bear
  • - to suffer (a disadvantage)on one's shoulders
  • - (dialect) shoulderalongside
  • - shoulder to shoulder
  • - side by side
  • - abreastcape
  • - shawl
  • - (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders