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笺

jiān

note, memo, letter; stationery; comments

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺮ (bamboo) provides meaning, 戋 provides pronunciation
HSK 11 strokes Uncommon (38%)
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Component Breakdown

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⺮
zhú
bamboo; flute
戋
jiān
small, narrow; tiny, little
⿱⺮戋 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

zhú
⺮
bamboo; flute
📷 Pictographic: Two stalks of bamboo; see 竹
6 strokes
jiān
戋
small, narrow; tiny, little
5 strokes

Words Using 笺 (4)