• 2222nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 22 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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Appears In

also appears in:

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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  • 1360th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji2)to gather up • to collect • to edit • to compile

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji2)The component is pronounced as '' (ju1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji2)The component is pronounced as '' (qi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

专辑 (專輯)
编辑 (編輯)
逻辑 (邏輯)

Medium Frequency

剪辑 (剪輯)
合辑 (合輯)
特辑 (特輯)
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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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