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  • 1

    n.cut (with scissors); clip; trim; wipe out; exterminate

    • xìn bèi jiǎn kāi le

      The letter was cut open.

    • zhè ge jiǎn xùn shì cóng bào shàng jiǎn xià lái de

      这个简讯下来

      This news item was cut out of the newspaper.

    • bié bǎ tóu fa jiǎn de tài duǎn le

      头发

      Don't cut the hair too short.

  • 2

    n.scissors; shears; clippers

    • jiǎn dāo

      scissors

  • 3

    n.instrument/implement shaped like scissors

    • jiā jiǎn

      tweezers

    • huǒ jiǎn

      fire scissors

Words and phrases with 剪

  • 剪断
    [word]cut/nip/shear off
  • 剪羊毛
    [word]sheepshearing
  • 剪发
    [word]hairdressing; shave one's head
  • 剪辑
    [word]edit and rearrange; montage
  • 剪影
    [word]cut a silhouette out of paper; paper-cut silhouette
  • 剪裁
    [word]cut out; cut out unwanted material
  • 剪裂
    [word]scission
  • 剪彩
    [word]cut the ribbon
  • 剪贴
    [word]clip and paste in a scrapbook; cut and paste
  • 剪草除根
    [idiom]eliminate the source of trouble

Word usage

  • "剪" is often matched with measure word "把".
    • one pair of scissors

Similar-form characters to 剪

Chinese Characters with pinyin jiǎn

  • check up; restrain oneself
  • subtract from the total or a certain number; decrease
  • simple; simplify
  • note
  • alkali; soda