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Pinyin: jiànEnglish Definition: double-edged sword; Classifiers: 口 ; classifier for blows of a swordChinese 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.
Character Formation:
- ⿰ Left to right
- 佥 [ qiān ] all, together, unanimous
- 刂 [ dāo ] knife
Example Words:
上方宝剑 [
shàng fāng bǎo jiàn ]: imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers); imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill
刻舟求剑 [
kè zhōu qiú jiàn ]: lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
刘剑峰 [
liú jiàn fēng ]: Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
Example Sentences- 船停下来后，这个人根据自己刻下的记号，跳到水里去找剑。
When the boat stopped, the man jumped into the water to look for his sword.
- 大厅的墙上有两把剑，它们对称的放着，它们是专题报告会的标志。
There were two swords on the wall of the hall. They were put in symmetry.
- 他跳将前去，他的剑高高在举。
He springs forward, his sword aloft.
- 我知道一把剑应该知道的一切。
I know what a sword knows.
- “你对剑了解多少？”她生气地啐出这几个字，似乎受到它们的伤害。
"What do you know about swords?" She spat the words at him as if they hurt her.
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