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兼 jiān

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiān | jian1
English translation
double
twice
simultaneous
holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine

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About 兼 jiān

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

兼 jiān

Contains the radical

丷 ha

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A hand holding two sheafs of grain 禾 hé

Etymology of 兼 jiān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱丷 ha ⿱彐 jì ⿰禾禾

Explanation

Depicts a hand (又 yòu ) holding two stalks of grain (禾 hé ).

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Example sentences using 兼 jiān

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这些 zhè xiē 工人 gōngrén 靠 kào 兼 jiān 差 chā 来 lái 提高 tígāo 生活 shēnghuó 水平 shuǐpíng .

These workers moonlight to live on a higher plane.

这 zhè 座著名 míng 的 de 堡垒 bǎo lěi 兼 jiān 监狱 jiānyù 位于 wèiyú 泰晤士 Tài wù shì 河畔 hé pàn , 邻近 lín jìn 伦敦 Lún dūn 塔 tǎ 桥 qiáo .

This famous fortress and prison is located on the River Thames, near the Tower Bridge.

七 qī 岁 suì 的 de 孩子 háizi 威 wēi 兼 jiān , 吃 chī 完 wán 早饭 zǎo fàn 溜 liū 走 zǒu 了 le .

William , a boy of seven, fled off immediately after breakfast.

这座城市 chéngshì 是 shì 新 Xīn 老 lǎo 建筑 jiànzhù 兼而有之 jiān ér yǒu zhī 。

The city is a mixture of old and new buildings.

原来 yuánlái 那间起居室 qǐ jū shì 成 Chéng 了 le 她 tā 的 de 客厅 kètīng 兼 jiān 书房 shū fáng 。

The old drawing room serves her as both sitting room and study.

Words with 兼 jiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
兼 jiān double兼 jiān
兼职 jiānzhí concurrent job兼職
兼顾 jiān gù to attend simultaneously to two or more things兼顧
兼并 jiān bìng to annex兼併
兼容 jiān róng compatible兼容 jiān róng
兼任 jiān rèn concurrent post兼任 jiān rèn
兼备 jiān bèi have both兼備
兼具 jiān jù to combine兼具 jiān jù
兼容性 jiān róng xìng compatibility兼容性 jiān róng xìng
兼有 jiān yǒu to combine兼有 jiān yǒu
品学兼优 pǐn xué jiān yōu a paragon of virtue and learning品學兼優
兼而有之 jiān ér yǒu zhī to have both (at the same time)兼而有之 jiān ér yǒu zhī
软硬兼施 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick軟硬兼施
兼营 jiān yíng a second job兼營
德才兼备 dé cái jiān bèi having both integrity and talent (idiom)德才兼備
统筹兼顾 tǒngchóujiāngù an overall plan taking into account all factors統籌兼顧
兼程 jiān chéng to make all haste兼程 jiān chéng
兼收并蓄 jiān shōu bìng xù eclectic兼收並蓄
日夜兼程 rì yè jiān chéng to travel day and night日夜兼程 rì yè jiān chéng
兼爱 jiān aì "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子 Mò zǐ [Mò​zǐ], stressing that people should care for everyone equally兼愛
兼容并包 jiān róng bìng bāo all-embracing兼容並包
兼施 jiān shī using several (methods)兼施 jiān shī
公私兼顾 gōng sī jiān gù to adequately take into account both public and private interests公私兼顧

兼 jiān Decomposition & Compounds

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兼 jiān Decomposition

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兼 jiān Compounds

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  • 兼 jiān
    • 廉 lián
      • 镰 lián , 濂 lián , 臁 lián , 蠊 lián , 劆, 嬚, 燫, 簾 lián , 薕, 譧, 鐮 lián
    • 亷
      • 濓
    • 歉 qiàn , 嫌 xián , 赚 zhuàn , 谦 qiān , 搛 jiān , 傔 qiàn , 嗛 qiàn , 尲 gān , 慊 qiàn , 缣 jiān , 蒹 jiān , 豏 xiàn , 隒 yǎn , 鬑 lián , 鳒 jiān , 鹣 jiān , 凲, 嵰, 槏, 溓, 熑, 甉, 磏, 稴, 縑, 膁, 螊, 謙 qiān , 賺 zhuàn , 鎌, 馦, 魐, 鰜, 鶼 jiān , 鹻, 鼸
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