Dictionary › 鹣

鹣

jiān

Character Traditional 鶼

What 鹣 means

1. mythical bird with one eye and one wing
2. see also {鲽鹣|dié jiān}

Words starting with 鹣

• 鹣鹣jiān jiānlit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other; fig. an inseparable couple
• 鹣鲽jiān diésee 鲽鹣

Words containing 鹣

• 鲽鹣dié jiānharmonious and affectionate couple

Characters built on 兼

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

• 歉qiànto apologize; to regret; deficient
• 廉liánincorruptible; honest; inexpensive
• 嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion; resentment
• 谦qiānmodest
• 慊qiàndissatisfied
• 蒹jiānreed
• 缣jiānthick waterproof silk

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