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蹇
jiǎn
1. lame
2. cripple
3. unfortunate
4. slow
5. difficult
6. nag (inferior horse)
7. donkey
8. lame horse
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蹇
jiǎn
lame, crippled; nag, donkey; slow, difficult
17 丶

Compound Words (6)

蹇修
jiǎnxiū
go-between
蹇拙
jiǎnzhuō
clumsy (writing)
蹇滞
jiǎnzhì
awkward
蹇涩
jiǎnsè
awkward
蹇运
jiǎnyùn
misfortune
时乖命蹇
shíguāimìngjiǎn
bad times, adverse fate (idiom)

Alternate Entries

蹇
Jiǎn
surname Jian

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
5,072
Word Frequency Rank
6,790 of 84,292