jiǎn

鬋

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional翦

sideburns; to cut hair

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

hanging sideburns; temple hair

literary

An archaic, literary term referring specifically to the hair hanging down in front of the ears.

Gǔ古
shī诗
zhōng中
miáo描
xiě写
nǚ女
zǐ子
cháng常
yǒu有
 "
shèng盛
jiǎn翦
 "
zhī之
cí词
 。

Ancient poetry often uses the phrase "luxuriant sideburns" to describe women.

Tā她
yún云
bìn鬓
gāo高
shū梳
 ，
wéi唯
yǒu有
liǎng两
lǚ缕
qīng青
jiǎn翦
chuí垂
xià下
 。

She wore her hair in a high chignon, with only two strands of dark sideburns hanging down.

2.

verb

to cut (hair or beard); to shear

archaic

An archaic, literary verb for cutting hair or beard. In modern contexts, "剪" is used.

Gǔ古
yǒu有
tì剃
dù度
zhī之
lǐ礼
 ，
xū需
jiǎn翦
qù去
fán烦
nǎo恼
sī丝
 。

In ancient tonsure ceremonies, one had to shear off the "hair of worldly troubles."

Cǐ此
dāo刀
fēng锋
lì利
 ，
kě可
yòng用
lái来
jiǎn翦
fà发
 。

This knife is sharp and can be used to cut hair.