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剪 - jiǎn

scissors; cut, divide, separate

scissors; cut, divide, separate

How to read 剪

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiǎn
Englishscissors; cut, divide, separate
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

剪刀 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 剪切. Please read 剪力 one more time.

Common words with this character

scissors; CL:把[ba3]
to cut ; to shear; shear; to cut
shear; shearing force
newspaper cutting; clippings

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 剪.