Chinese Word: 剪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

剪HSK 5

Pinyin: jiǎn

English Definition: scissors; shears; clippers; Classifiers: 把 ; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate

Chinese Definition:
①一种铰东西的用具：剪刀。
②像剪子的东西：火剪。夹剪。剪床。
③用剪子铰：剪断。剪开。剪影。剪报。剪纸。剪裁。
④除掉：剪除。剪灭。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic:前 indicates the sound; 刀 (knife) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 前 [ qián ] in front, forward; former, preceding
- 刀 [ dāo ] knife; old coin; measure

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剪纸	jiǎn zhǐ	papercutting (Chinese folk art); to make paper cutouts
剪刀HSK 5	jiǎn dāo	scissors; Classifiers: 把
剪彩HSK 6	jiǎn cǎi	to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
剪影	jiǎn yǐng	paper-cut silhouette; outline; sketch
修剪HSK 5	xiū jiǎn	to prune; to trim

1		tā 他 zài 在 jiǎn yáng máo 剪羊毛。 He is shearing the sheep.
2		qǐng 请 nǐ 你 bǎ 把 zhè 这 tiáo 条 xiàn 线 jiǎn duàn 剪断。 Please cut this line.
3		tā 她 yào 要 qǐng 请 lǐ fà shī 理发师 bāng 帮 tā 她 jiǎn tóu fa 剪头发。 She wants to have her hair cut by a hairdresser.
4		tā 他 měi gè 每个 yuè 月 dōu 都 yào 要 jiǎn 剪 yí cì 一次 tóu fa 头发。 He gets his hair cut once a month.
5		lǐ fà shī 理发师 gěi 给 wǒ 我 xiū jiǎn 修剪 le 了 yí xià 一下 hú xū 胡须。 The barber trimmed my beard a bit.

1		tā 他 zài 在 jiǎn yáng máo 剪羊毛。 He is shearing the sheep.
2		qǐng 请 nǐ 你 bǎ 把 zhè 这 tiáo 条 xiàn 线 jiǎn duàn 剪断。 Please cut this line.
3		tā 她 yào 要 qǐng 请 lǐ fà shī 理发师 bāng 帮 tā 她 jiǎn tóu fa 剪头发。 She wants to have her hair cut by a hairdresser.
4		tā 他 měi gè 每个 yuè 月 dōu 都 yào 要 jiǎn 剪 yí cì 一次 tóu fa 头发。 He gets his hair cut once a month.
5		lǐ fà shī 理发师 gěi 给 wǒ 我 xiū jiǎn 修剪 le 了 yí xià 一下 hú xū 胡须。 The barber trimmed my beard a bit.