Chinese Word: 剑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

剑 (Trad.: 劍)HSK 6

Pinyin: jiàn

English Definition: double-edged sword; Classifiers: 口 ; classifier for blows of a sword

Chinese Definition:
①古代的一种兵器：宝剑。长剑。剑鞘。剑术。剑拔弩张(形容形势紧张，一触即发，后亦喻书法雄健)。刻舟求剑。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic: 佥 indicates the sound; 刂 (knife) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 刽

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击剑	jī jiàn	fencing (sport)
宝剑	bǎo jiàn	(double-edged) sword; Classifiers: 把
利剑	lì jiàn	sharp sword
双刃剑	shuāng rèn jiàn	double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
佩剑	pèi jiàn	sword; (fencing) saber

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1		wǒ 我 duì 对 jiàn shù 剑术 yí qiào bù tōng 一窍不通。 I know nothing about swordsmanship.
2		tā 他 ná zhe 拿着 yī bǎ 一把 jiàn 剑 chōng dāng 充当 wǔ qì 武器。 He held a sword as weapon.
3		zhè 这 bǎ 把 jiàn 剑 shì 是 cóng 从 yé ye 爷爷 nà r 那儿 chuán 传 xià lai 下来 de 的。 This sword has been passed down from my grandfather.
4		jiàn 剑 wǔ 舞 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 hěn 很 huá lì 华丽 de 的 biǎo yǎn 表演 yì shù 艺术。 Sword dancing is a very magnificent performing art.
5		jiàn 剑 shì 是 zhàn zhēng 战争 zhōng 中 zuì 最 cháng jiàn 常见 de 的 wǔ qì 武器 zhī yī 之一。 The sword is one of the most common weapons in war.

1		wǒ 我 duì 对 jiàn shù 剑术 yí qiào bù tōng 一窍不通。 I know nothing about swordsmanship.
2		tā 他 ná zhe 拿着 yī bǎ 一把 jiàn 剑 chōng dāng 充当 wǔ qì 武器。 He held a sword as weapon.
3		zhè 这 bǎ 把 jiàn 剑 shì 是 cóng 从 yé ye 爷爷 nà r 那儿 chuán 传 xià lai 下来 de 的。 This sword has been passed down from my grandfather.
4		jiàn 剑 wǔ 舞 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 hěn 很 huá lì 华丽 de 的 biǎo yǎn 表演 yì shù 艺术。 Sword dancing is a very magnificent performing art.
5		jiàn 剑 shì 是 zhàn zhēng 战争 zhōng 中 zuì 最 cháng jiàn 常见 de 的 wǔ qì 武器 zhī yī 之一。 The sword is one of the most common weapons in war.