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Meaning of 翦

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Pinyin: jiǎn
English Definition: variant of ; surname Jian
Chinese Definition:
①同“剪”。
②姓氏。
Total strokes: 15; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (feather) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ qián ] in front, forward; former, preceding
    • [ ] feather, plume; wings
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Example Words
翦伯赞 jiǎn zàn Jian Bozan (1898-1968), Chinese Marxist historian and vice-president of Bejing University 1952-1968
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Example Sentences
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On hot days she would rise to the surface, glowing and tantalising, with a lily-leaf shading her like a parasol.