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趼

jiǎn

Character

What 趼 means

1. bound formcallus

Words starting with 趼

• 趼子jiǎn zicallus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on the feet)
• 趼足jiǎn zúfeet with calluses; fig. a long and hard march

Words containing 趼

• 老趼lǎo jiǎncallus; corns (on the feet)
• 重趼chóng jiǎnthick callus
• 吴趼人Wú Jiǎn rénWu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the…

Characters built on 开

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

• 岍qiānname of a mountain
• 汧qiānmarsh; float

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