剑 jiàn

sword, dagger, saber

HSK 6 #869

DEFINITIONS

  • sword, dagger, saber
  • double-edged sword
  • CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]
  • classifier for blows of a sword
  • variant of 劍|剑[jian4]

STROKES

WORDS

剑尖 jiàn jiān point; sharp end
剑川 jiàn chuān Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
剑川县 jiàn chuān xiàn Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
剑桥大学 jiàn qiáo dà xué University of Cambridge
剑河 jiàn hé Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
剑河县 jiàn hé xiàn Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
剑法 jiàn fǎ fencing; sword-play
剑走偏锋 jiàn zǒu piān fēng Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist; the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉 jiàn zǒu qīng líng the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit
剑阁 jiàn gé Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
剑阁县 jiàn gé xiàn Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
剑鱼 jiàn yú swordfish
剑鱼座 jiàn yú zuò Dorado (constellation)
剑鸻 jiàn héng (bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
剑麻 jiàn má sisal hemp
剑龙 jiàn lóng stegosaurus
口蜜腹剑 kǒu mì fù jiàn lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
太极剑 tài jí jiàn a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
尚方剑 shàng fāng jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
手里剑 shǒu lǐ jiàn straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)
击剑者 jī jiàn zhě fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
琴剑飘零 qín jiàn piāo líng floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
长嘴剑鸻 cháng zuǐ jiàn héng (bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
项庄舞剑 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4] in 206 BC); fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
项庄舞剑，志在沛公 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn ， zhì zài pèi gōng see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]
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