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翦

Jiǎn

Character

What 翦 means

1. surname Jian

Other readings

翦 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jiǎnvariant of {剪|jiǎn}

Words starting with 翦

• 翦伯赞Jiǎn Bó zànJian Bozan (1898-1968), Chinese Marxist historian and vice-president of Bejing University…

Words containing 翦

• 双瞳翦水shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐvariant of 双瞳剪水

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
• 湔jiānto wash; to redress (a wrong); name of a river

Sounds the same

Read Jiǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 检to check; to examine; to inspect
• 简simple; uncomplicated; letter
• 减to lower; to decrease; to reduce
• 剪(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…
• 捡to pick up; to collect; to gather
• 柬card; note; letter
• 俭(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 拣to choose; to pick; to sort out
• 蹇lame; cripple; unfortunate
• 茧(bound form) cocoon; (bound form) callus (variant of 趼
• 碱(chemistry) base; alkali; soda
• 睑eyelid