jiǎn剪
剪
HSK 5
common
noun
verb
Meaning of 剪
剪 means scissors; shears; shaped like scissors. Pronounced jiǎn. HSK 5.
- scissors; shears
- shaped like scissors
- to cut with scissors; to clip
Character Info
Radical刀
Strokes9
Components
前
刀
Stroke Order
剪
Definitions & Examples
Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
jiǎn剪
kāi开
le了
kuài快
dì递
bāo包
zhuāng装
。
Mom used scissors to cut open the package.
Cái裁
féng缝
diàn店
lǐ里
de的
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
dōu都
mó磨
de得
hěn很
fēng锋
lì利
。
The scissors in the tailor shop are all sharpened very well.
Relations
Measure Words
把/ bǎ
Primary
张/ zhāng
Common Words
剪刀jiǎndāo
cutting tool; scissors
剪纸 / 剪紙jiǎnzhǐ
paper-cutting; papercut artwork
裁剪cáijiǎn
to cut out (fabric); to trim (articles, plans)
剪除jiǎnchú
eradicate; wipe out; eliminate
修剪xiūjiǎn
trim, prune; edit
火剪huǒjiǎn
fire tongs; curling iron
剪报 / 剪報jiǎnbào
clip newspaper articles; newspaper clippings
剪彩 / 剪綵jiǎncǎi
cut the ribbon; inaugurate