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兼
jiān
1. double
2. twice
3. simultaneous
4. holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
Very Common • Top 6% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

兼
jiān
both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

兼任
jiānrèn
to hold several jobs at once
兼并
jiānbìng
to annex
兼备
jiānbèi
have both
兼优
jiānyōu
an all-rounder
兼具
jiānjù
to combine
兼容
jiānróng
compatible
兼差
jiānchāi
to moonlight
兼爱
jiānài
"universal love", principle advocated by Mozi [[墨子<Mòzǐ>]], stressing that people should care for everyone equally
兼施
jiānshī
using several (methods)
兼有
jiānyǒu
to combine
兼营
jiānyíng
a second job
兼程
jiānchéng
to travel at double speed
兼职
jiānzhí
to hold concurrent posts
HSK 5
兼蓄
jiānxù
to contain two things at a time
兼顾
jiāngù
to attend simultaneously to two or more things
身兼
shēnjiān
holding two jobs simultaneously
兼容性
jiānróngxìng
compatibility
不兼容性
bùjiānróngxìng
incompatibility
公私兼顾
gōngsījiāngù
to adequately take into account both public and private interests
兼容并包
jiānróngbìngbāo
to include and monopolize many things

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,514
Word Frequency Rank
4,880 of 84,292

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