sword
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劍 is a 15 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jiàn in the fourth tone.
In simplified Chinese the character 剑 is used.
2 stories have been written about this character — see all
"When ed[gy n'] HUNGRY PEOPLE GATHER, KNIVES sharp as <sword>s, better not to be their lords." Megan tells her students.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 劍
Definitions for 劍 pronounced as jiàn
- double-edged sword
- CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]
- classifier for blows of a sword
Vocabulary
The most common words for 劍 — 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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The Second 1000 Traditional Chinese Characters
by MandarinPoster ※ 1000 characters