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剑 - jiàn

sword, dagger, saber

sword, dagger, saber

How to read 剑

Click 剑 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiàn
Englishsword, dagger, saber
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

剑客 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 剑尖. Please read 剑川 one more time.

Common words with this character

swordsman
point; sharp end
see 劍川縣|剑川县[Jian4 chuan1 Xian4]
to target; to set one's sights on

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 剑 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 剑客 and 剑尖 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 剑.