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Jiǎn

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Jiǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Jiǎn | Jian3
English translation
surname Jian
scissors
shears
clippers
CL:[bǎ]
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate
scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate

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About Jiǎn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Jiǎn

Contains the radical

Dāo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

knife

Etymology of Jiǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

前刀

Semantic compound

Dāo

Phonetic compound

qián

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Dāo represents the meaning and qián represents the sound.

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Example sentences using Jiǎn

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园丁 yuán dīng 修剪 xiū jiǎn ǎi 树丛 shù cóng .

The gardener clipped the shrubbery.

欣赏 xīnshǎng de 目光 mùguāng kān zhāo 那个 nà ge 修剪 xiū jiǎn ǎi shù de 健壮 jiàn zhuàng de 年轻人 nián qīng rén .

She looked with appreciative eyes at the powerful young man clipping the hedge.

剪刀 jiǎndāo jiāng de 手指 shǒuzhǐ huá kāi le 一道 yī dào 伤口 shāng kǒu .

The scissors slashed his finger open.

jiào 理发师 lǐ fà shī 头发 tóufa 修剪 xiū jiǎn 一下 yīxià .

I asked the barber for a trim.

切边 qián 适用 shì yòng 剪切 jiǎn qiē 电线 diàn xiàn .

Side cutters are useful for cutting electrical flex to length.

Words with Jiǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Jiǎn scissors Jiǎn
剪刀 jiǎndāo scissors剪刀 jiǎndāo
剪辑 jiǎn jí to edit (video images, film)剪輯
修剪 xiū jiǎn to prune修剪 xiū jiǎn
剪裁 jiǎn cái to tailor (clothes)剪裁 jiǎn cái
剪子 jiǎn zi clippers剪子 jiǎn zi
剪纸 jiǎn zhǐ to make paper cutouts剪紙
剪切 jiǎn qiē to shear剪切 jiǎn qiē
剪彩 jiǎncǎi to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)剪彩 jiǎncǎi
裁剪 cái jiǎn to cut out裁剪 cái jiǎn
剪报 jiǎn bào clippings剪報
剪接 jiǎn jiē montage剪接 jiǎn jiē
剪断 jiǎn duàn to cut剪斷
剪影 jiǎn yǐng outline剪影 jiǎn yǐng
剪除 jiǎn chú to eradicate剪除 jiǎn chú
剪力 jiǎn lì shear剪力 jiǎn lì
剪刀差 jiǎn dāo chā prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)剪刀差 jiǎn dāo chā
剪应力 jiǎn yìng lì shear stress剪應力
剪枝 jiǎn zhī to prune (branches etc)剪枝 jiǎn zhī
剪草机 jiǎn cǎo jī lawnmower剪草機
指甲剪 zhǐ jia jiǎn nail clipper指甲剪 zhǐ jia jiǎn
剪贴板 jiǎn tiē bǎn clipboard (computing)剪貼板

Jiǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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Jiǎn Decomposition

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Jiǎn Compounds

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