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ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

letter

笺 is an 11 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as jiān in the first tone.

In traditional Chinese the characters 椾, 牋 or 箋 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components ⺮ (bamboo) and 戋 (little).

  • 笺
    ㄐㄧㄢ

    jiān

    letter

    • ⺮
      ㄓㄨ ˊ

      zhú

      bamboo

    • 戋
      ㄐㄧㄢ

      jiān

      little

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 笺

Definitions for 笺 pronounced as jiān

  • variant of 箋|笺[jian1]
  • variant of 箋|笺[jian1]
  • letter
  • note-paper

Vocabulary

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