jiān

literary
common

Meaning of

笺 means annotation; commentary; notes; letter paper; notepaper; writing paper. Pronounced jiān.

  • annotation; commentary; notes
  • letter paper; notepaper; writing paper
  • letter; correspondence; epistle

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
běn
yǒu
duō
míng
jiā
de
jiān
zhù
 

This ancient book has annotations from many famous scholars.

Jiān
zhù
bāng
zhù
zhě
jiě
de
wén
yán
wén
 

Annotations can help readers understand complex classical Chinese.

zhèng
zài
xiě
piān
guān
 
Shī
Jīng
 
de
jiān
wén
 

He is writing an annotated commentary on the Book of Songs.

Zhè
fèn
jiān
gǎo稿
xiáng
jiě
shì
le
shī
zhōng
de
diǎn
 

This annotated draft explains the allusions in the poem in detail.

Jiān
shì
shì
chuán
tǒng
xué
wèn
de
zhòng
yào
chéng
fèn
 

Commentary and exegesis are an important part of traditional scholarship.