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剪

jiǎn

scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate

🔤 Pictophonetic: 刀 (knife) provides meaning, 前 provides pronunciation

HSK 5 11 strokes Common (22%)

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Component Breakdown

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前

qián

in front, forward; former, preceding

刀

dāo

knife; old coin; measure

⿱前刀 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

qián

前

in front, forward; former, preceding

9 strokes HSK 1

⿱丷一

Radical component

yuè

刖

cutting off the feet as a form of punishment

🔤 Pictophonetic: 刂 (knife) provides meaning, 月 provides pronunciation

6 strokes

yuè

月

moon; month

📷 Pictographic: A crescent moon

4 strokes HSK 1

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

dāo

刂

knife

2 strokes

dāo

刀

knife; old coin; measure

2 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 剪 (41)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

剪刀 ↗

jiǎndāo

scissors / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]

jiǎndāo

剪刀 ↗

HSK 5

scissors / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]

剪彩 ↗

jiǎncǎi

to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

jiǎncǎi

剪彩 ↗

HSK 6

to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

剪 ↗

jiǎn

scissors / shears / clippers / CL:[[把<bǎ>]] / to cut with scissors / to trim / to wipe out or exterminate

jiǎn

剪 ↗

scissors / shears / clippers / CL:[[把<bǎ>]] / to cut with scissors / to trim / to wipe out or exterminate

to cut off / to cut away / to trim

jiǎndiào

剪掉 ↗

to cut off / to cut away / to trim

clippers / scissors / shears / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]

jiǎnzi

剪子 ↗

clippers / scissors / shears / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]

剪裁 ↗

jiǎncái

to tailor (clothes) / to trim (expenditure)

jiǎncái

剪裁 ↗

to tailor (clothes) / to trim (expenditure)

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