Meta:

  1. 剪 is the 2222nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (one), (moon), (knife), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Jian3 - surname Jian
  2. jian3 - scissors/shears/clippers/CL:把[ba3]/to cut with scissors/to trim/to wipe out or exterminate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 剪 (jian3): The component 前 is pronounced as 'qian2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

剪刀 
剪成 
剪掉 
剪纸 (剪紙)
剪裁 
剪辑 (剪輯)

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Meta:

  1. 裁 is the 1201st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𢦏,
Radical :
=> (earth), (spear), (clothes)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cai2 - to cut out (as a dress)/to cut/to trim/to reduce/to diminish/to cut back (e.g. on staff)/decision/judgment

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

剪裁 
总裁 (總裁)
裁判 

Medium Frequency

别出心裁 (別出心裁)
制裁 
副总裁 (副總裁)
独裁 (獨裁)
独裁者 (獨裁者)
裁剪 
裁员 (裁員)
裁定 
裁决 (裁決)
裁缝 (裁縫)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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