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翦
jiǎn
scissors; to cut, to clip; to annihilate
🔤 Pictophonetic:
羽 (feather) provides meaning, 前 provides pronunciation
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15 strokes
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⿱前羽
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刖
cutting off the feet as a form of punishment
🔤 Pictophonetic:
刂 (knife) provides meaning, 月 provides pronunciation
6 strokes
Words Using 翦 (3)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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翦
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Jiǎn
surname Jian
Jiǎn
翦
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surname Jian
翦伯赞
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JiǎnBózàn
Jian Bozan (1898-1968), Chinese Marxist historian and vice-president of Bejing University 1952-1968
JiǎnBózàn
翦伯赞
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Jian Bozan (1898-1968), Chinese Marxist historian and vice-president of Bejing University 1952-1968
双瞳剪水
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shuāngtóngjiǎnshuǐ
clear, bright eyes (idiom)
shuāngtóngjiǎnshuǐ
双瞳剪水
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clear, bright eyes (idiom)