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缄
椷
jiān
1. (wooden) box
2. cup
3. old variant of [[緘|缄<jiān>]]
4. letter
Common • Top 15%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

缄
jiān
to seal, to close, to bind; a letter
12 丶

Compound Words (2)

缄默
jiānmò
to keep silent
缄口不言
jiānkǒubùyán
lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)

Alternate Entries

缄
jiān
letters / to close / to seal

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,907
Word Frequency Rank
13,037 of 84,292