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剪

Character

剪 jiǎn

HSK 5Character

to cut something with scissors

Radical
刀
Strokes
11
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
前 刀
Traditional
剪
Frequency
#1616 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

jiǎn

jian3
  1. to cut something with scissors
  2. a family name

Examples

  • 我要剪头发。

    wǒ yào jiǎn tóu fa

    I want to cut my hair.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这个太长了，剪一下吧。

    zhè ge tài cháng le, jiǎn yī xià ba

    This is too long. Let's cut it a little.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 剪是我的朋友。

    jiǎn shì wǒ de péng you

    Jian is my friend.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 剪

Draw “剪” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 剪

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剪刀jiǎn dāoscissors, a tool with two blades for cutting paper or hairWordHSK 5剪子jiǎn ziscissors; a tool with two blades for cutting paper or hairWordHSK 5剪䌽jiǎn cǎito cut the ribbon (at an opening)Word剪切jiǎn qiēto cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shearWord剪力jiǎn lìshearWord剪头jiǎn tóuto get a haircut; to give sb a haircutWord剪彩jiǎn cǎito cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)Word剪影jiǎn yǐngpaper-cut silhouetteWord剪径jiǎn jìngto waylay and robWord剪成jiǎn chéngcut intoWord剪报jiǎn bàonewspaper cuttingWord剪掉jiǎn diàoto cut offWord

Same radical 刀

All characters with 刀 →
分fēn切qiè初chū刀dāo券quàn刃rèn劈pī刅chuāng㓞qià
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