jiān

archaic
technical

Meaning of

鞯 means saddle pad; saddlecloth; horse saddle padding. Pronounced jiān.

  • saddle pad; saddlecloth; horse saddle padding

Character Info

Radical
Strokes21

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Běi
cháo
mín
 
lán
shī
 
zhōng
yǒu
 
dōng
shì
mǎi
jùn
 
西
shì
mǎi
ān
jiān
 
zhī
 

The Northern Dynasty folk song 'The Ballad of Mulan' contains the line, 'In the eastern market she buys a swift horse, in the western market she buys saddle and trappings.'

Ān
jiān
bèi
 
zhǔn
bèi
chū
zhēng
 

The saddle and gear are ready for the military campaign.

Jiù
shí
shì
jiǎn
chá
de
ān
jiān
 

Warriors of old needed to check their saddles and tack.

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