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 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers); imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill
pèi jiàn sword; (fencing) saber
dāo jiàn sword
lì jiàn sharp sword
刻舟求 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
峰 liú jiàn fēng Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
嘴鶥 jiàn zuǐ méi (bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)
客 jiàn kè swordsman
尖 jiàn jiān point; sharp end
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
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
拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
柄 jiàn bǐng sword hilt
橋 jiàn qiáo Cambridge
橋大學 jiàn qiáo dà xué University of Cambridge
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
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
法 jiàn fǎ fencing; sword-play
術 jiàn shù swordsmanship
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
走蜻蛉 jiàn zǒu qīng líng the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit
身 jiàn shēn sword blade
道 jiàn dào kendō (sports)
閣 jiàn gé Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
閣縣 jiàn gé xiàn Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
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