jiān

common
literary

Meaning of

椾 means letter paper; stationery; document; to seal; to close; to fasten. Pronounced jiān.

  • letter paper; stationery; document
  • to seal; to close; to fasten

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

rén
xiě
xìn
duō
yòng
juàn
huò
zhú
jiǎn
 
hòu
lái
cái
yòng
zhǐ
zuò
xìn
jiān
 

Ancient people often used silk or bamboo slips to write letters; later they used paper as stationery.

zhǎn
yuǎn
fāng
qīn
yǒu
lái
de
huá
jiān
 

He unfolded and read the elegant letter from distant relatives and friends.