剪

On the HSK 5 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

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jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ

- scissors or similar tool
  bound form
- to cut as with scissors
- to wipe out to exterminate
  bound form
- to edit (video, audio etc)
- surname Jian

Other words read jiǎn

In the same tone

减 jiǎn lower
蹇 jiǎn lame
捡 jiǎn collect
简 jiǎn simple
碱 jiǎn base

All 22 words read jiǎn

jian with other tones

见 jiàn see
间 jiān between
剑 jiàn double-edged sword
建 jiàn establish
兼 jiān double

All 86 words read jian in any tone

Other words read jiǎn

In the same tone

減 jiǎn lower
蹇 jiǎn lame
撿 jiǎn collect
簡 jiǎn simple
鹼 jiǎn base

All 22 words read jiǎn

jian with other tones

見 jiàn see
間 jiān between
劍 jiàn double-edged sword
建 jiàn establish
兼 jiān double

All 86 words read jian in any tone

How 剪 is written

部首 radical: 刀
笔画 strokes: 11, with 9 after the 部首
结构 structure: 上下结构
偏旁 parts: 前刀
形旁 meaning: 刀
声旁 sound: 前

Words with 剪

Starting with 剪

剪刀 jiǎndāo scissors
剪子 jiǎnzi clippers
剪切 jiǎnqiē cut
剪纸 jiǎnzhǐ papercutting
剪裁 jiǎncái tailor

All 35 words starting with 剪

Ending with 剪

反剪 fǎnjiǎn trussed
修剪 xiūjiǎn prune
裁剪 cáijiǎn cut out
指甲剪 zhǐjiajiǎn nail clipper
删剪 shānjiǎn cut

All 7 words ending with 剪

Containing 剪

双瞳剪水 shuāngtóngjiǎnshuǐ clear, bright eyes
包剪锤 bāojiǎnchuí rock-paper-scissors
打薄剪刀 dǎbáojiǎndāo thinning scissors
洗剪吹 xǐjiǎnchuī shampoo, haircut and blow-dry

Words with 剪

Starting with 剪

剪刀 jiǎndāo scissors
剪子 jiǎnzi clippers
剪切 jiǎnqiē cut
剪紙 jiǎnzhǐ papercutting
剪裁 jiǎncái tailor

All 35 words starting with 剪

Ending with 剪

反剪 fǎnjiǎn trussed
修剪 xiūjiǎn prune
裁剪 cáijiǎn cut out
指甲剪 zhǐjiajiǎn nail clipper
刪剪 shānjiǎn cut

All 7 words ending with 剪

Containing 剪

雙瞳剪水 shuāngtóngjiǎnshuǐ clear, bright eyes
包剪錘 bāojiǎnchuí rock-paper-scissors
打薄剪刀 dǎbáojiǎndāo thinning scissors
洗剪吹 xǐjiǎnchuī shampoo, haircut and blow-dry

Example sentences and grammar articles using 剪

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