sword
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剑 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as jiàn in the fourth tone.
In traditional Chinese the characters 劍 or 劒 may be used instead.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 剑
Definitions for 剑 pronounced as jiàn
- double-edged sword
- CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]
- classifier for blows of a sword
- variant of 劍|剑[jian4]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 剑 — see all
- fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
- Cambridge
- lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
Collections
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Book 4 part 2
by Junon ※ 163 characters
The Second 1000 Simplified Chinese Characters
by MandarinPoster ※ 1000 characters
Frequency List Part 10
by tonya ※ 50 characters