jiān

technical
common

Meaning of

犍 means bullock; castrated male cattle used for draft work. Pronounced jiān.

  • bullock; castrated male cattle used for draft work

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
tóu
lǎo
jiān
jīng
gēng
le
shí
nián
le
 

This old bullock has been plowing the fields for ten years.

Nóng
cūn
guò
cháng
yòng
jiān
niú
chē
yùn
huò
 

In the past, villages often used bullocks to pull carts and transport goods.

Zhè
nóng
jiā
yǎng
le
liǎng
tóu
jiān
 

This farming household raises two bullocks.

Measure Words

/ tóu
Primary
/ zhī