jiàn

double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

HSK 6 #869

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 869th character
Radical ⼑ (18.7)
Strokes 9
Index # 1587
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

剑 jiàn
  1. 1. double-edged sword
  2. 2. classifier for blows of a sword
  3. 3. variant of jiàn
  4. 4. CL kǒu,

Stroke order

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Words containing 剑

Word Meaning
Cambridge
(double-edged) sword
swordsmanship
swordsman
fencing (sport)
tense and hostile; on the brink of conflict
dagger
saber-toothed tiger
sharp sword
fight a battle of words; cross verbal swords
double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
sword; (fencing) saber
sword
kendō (sports)
wooden sword
to perform a sword-dance
sword hilt
sword blade
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
foil (fencing)
épée (fencing)
imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers)
rigid thinking; ignore changed conditions
Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
slender-billed scimitar babbler bird
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