劍 jiàn

sword, dagger, saber

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

上方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers); imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill
佩劍 pèi jiàn sword; (fencing) saber
刀劍 dāo jiàn sword
利劍 lì jiàn sharp sword
刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
劉劍峰 liú jiàn fēng Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
劍嘴鶥 jiàn zuǐ méi (bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)
劍客 jiàn kè swordsman
劍尖 jiàn jiān point; sharp end
劍川 jiàn chuān Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
劍川縣 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
劍拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
劍柄 jiàn bǐng sword hilt
劍橋 jiàn qiáo Cambridge
劍橋大學 jiàn qiáo dà xué University of Cambridge
劍河 jiàn hé Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
劍河縣 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
劍法 jiàn fǎ fencing; sword-play
劍術 jiàn shù swordsmanship
劍走偏鋒 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
劍走蜻蛉 jiàn zǒu qīng líng the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit
劍身 jiàn shēn sword blade
劍道 jiàn dào kendō (sports)
劍閣 jiàn gé Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
劍閣縣 jiàn gé xiàn Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
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