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湔

jiān

Character

What 湔 means

1. to wash
2. to redress (a wrong)
3. name of a river

Words starting with 湔

• 湔洗jiān xǐto wash
• 湔涤jiān díto wash
• 湔雪jiān xuěto wipe away (a humiliation); to redress (a wrong)

Characters built on 前

These share the phonetic component 前 (qián), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 剪jiǎn(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…
• 箭jiànarrow
• 煎jiānto pan fry; to sauté
• 翦Jiǎnsurname Jian

Sounds the same

Read jiān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 间between; among; within a definite time or space
• 坚strong; solid; firm
• 兼double; twice; simultaneous
• 艰difficult; hard; hardship
• 肩shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
• 煎to pan fry; to sauté
• 监to supervise; to inspect; jail
• 尖pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing…
• 奸wicked; crafty; traitor
• 渐to imbue
• 笺letter; note-paper
• 歼to annihilate; abbr. for 歼击机