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
sharp end; point
Jianchuan, a county in Yunnan, China
Jianchuan County in Yunnan, China
University of Cambridge
Jianhe County in Guizhou
Jianhe County in Guizhou, China
sword-play; fencing
unconventional gambit; fig. unexpected winning move
fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit
Jiange county in Guangyuan 广guǎng yuán, Sichuan
Jiange county in Guangyuan 广guǎng yuán, Sichuan
swordfish
Dorado (constellation)
common ringed plover shore bird
sisal hemp
stegosaurus
sweet words but cruel heart; two-faced
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
throwing star; ninja throwing knife
fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
wandering with no stable job or home
long-billed plover bird
a show on the surface hides real aim
attack one while seeming to attack another