剪

jiǎn

j+iǎn·3rd tone

(bound form) scissors or similar tool

Radical: 刀 Strokes: 11 HSK 5

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

分刀切争免初券刃劈刍刁

Same radical

分刀切争免初券刃劈刍刁

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Character Decomposition

剪=前+刀

Etymology

knife

Meanings

(bound form) scissors or similar tool

to cut as with scissors

(bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate

to edit (video, audio etc)

jiǎn

surname Jian

Jiǎn

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Words with 剪 146 total

to cut out裁剪cái jiǎn to get a haircut; to give sb a haircut剪头jiǎn tóu to prune (branches etc)剪枝jiǎn zhī papercutting (Chinese folk art) · to make paper cutouts剪纸jiǎn zhǐ with hands behind one's back · trussed反剪fǎn jiǎn newspaper cutting · clippings剪报jiǎn bào to tailor (clothes) · to trim (expenditure)剪裁jiǎn cái to eradicate · to exterminate剪除jiǎn chú scissors · CL:把 bǎ剪刀jiǎn dāo to cut · to snip剪断jiǎn duàn to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc) · edited version剪辑jiǎn jí to waylay and rob · highway robbery剪径jiǎn jìng

Idioms with 剪 10 total Chain

lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch · to eradicate剪草除根jiǎn cǎo chú gēn (idiom) clear, bright eyes双瞳剪水shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐ

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