scissors
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剪 is an 11 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jiǎn in the third tone.
1 story has been written about this character — see all
scissors - two conjoined knives - save ener[gy 'n] time. Every month I bend down to cut weeds in my lawn and stand up to look at my work, satisfied.
by vms5q
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 剪
Definitions for 剪 pronounced as jiǎn
- surname Jian
- scissors
- shears
- clippers
- CL:把[ba3]
- to cut with scissors
- to trim
- to wipe out or exterminate
Vocabulary
The most common words for 剪 — see all
- scissors
- CL:把[ba3]
- to edit (video images, film)
- to tailor (clothes)
- to trim (expenditure)
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