• 2222nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
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 jiǎn (jian3)The component is pronounced as 'qián' (qian2). It has the same pinyin final.
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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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  • 434th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 146 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
N/AoneNo glyph availableaxe
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. duàn (duan4)to break • to snap • to cut off • to give up or abstain from sth • to judge • (usu. used in the negative) absolutely, definitely,decidedly

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

不断 (不斷)
果断 (果斷)

Uncommon

中断 (中斷)
切断 (切斷)
判断 (判斷)
判断力 (判斷力)
剪断 (剪斷)
割断 (割斷)
垄断 (壟斷)
打断 (打斷)
折断 (折斷)
挂断 (掛斷)
推断 (推斷)
斩断 (斬斷)
断奶 (斷奶)
断定 (斷定)
断断续续 (斷斷續續)
断桥 (斷橋)
断气 (斷氣)
断然 (斷然)
断章取义 (斷章取義)
断绝 (斷絕)
断线 (斷線)
断肠 (斷腸)
断裂 (斷裂)
断送 (斷送)
断电 (斷電)
武断 (武斷)
决断 (決斷)
源源不断 (源源不斷)
片断 (片斷)
藕断丝连 (藕斷絲連)
诊断 (診斷)
间断 (間斷)
阻断 (阻斷)
隔断 (隔斷)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.