1. 剪
  2. 切

剪

Previous (蔡)Next (脊)
  • 2222nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
剪→
前刀
2Radical
剪→
丷eight/divide一one月moon刂knife刀knife
3Graphical
剪→
丷一冂二亅丨㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎn (Jian3)surname Jian
2. jiǎn (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 jiǎn (jian3)The component 前 is pronounced as 'qián' (qian2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

剪 also appears in:
谫

Example Words

Common

剪刀 
剪裁 
剪辑 (剪輯)

Uncommon

修剪 
剪切 
剪子 
剪彩 
剪影 
剪成 
剪掉 
剪断 (剪斷)
剪纸 (剪紙)
裁剪 

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切

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Previous (今)Next (院)
  • 337th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 148 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
切→
七刀
2Radical
切→
乚second一one刀knife
3Graphical
切→
乚一㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiē (qie1)to cut • to slice • tangent (math)
2. qiè (qie4)definitely • absolutely (not) • (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. • Tut! • to grind • close to • eager • to correspond to • see also 反切[fan3 qie4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 切 qiē (qie1)The component 七 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 切 qiè (qie4)The component 七 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

切 also appears in:
彻窃砌沏袃

Example Words

Common

一切 
切换 (切換)

Uncommon

切切 
切勿 
切块 (切塊)
切忌 
切成 
切片 
切碎 
切磋 
切记 (切記)
密切 
急切 
深切 
真切 
亲切 (親切)
迫切 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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