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靬

jiān

Character

What 靬 means

1. see {犂靬|Lí jiān}, Han dynasty name for countries in far West

Words containing 靬

• 犁靬Lí jiānHan dynasty name for countries in far West; may refer to Silk Road states or Alexandria…
• 犂靬Lí jiānvariant of 犁靬

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

Go deeper

• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiān correctly.
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