jiàn

double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

Character data

Radical ⼑ (18.13)
Strokes 15
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

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

Words containing 劍

Word Meaning
swordfish
Dorado (constellation)
common ringed plover, a small shore bird
sisal hemp
saber-toothed tiger
stegosaurus
sweet words but cruel heart; two-faced and harmful
fight a battle of words; cross verbal swords
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
(double-edged) sword
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
ninja throwing star weapon
fencing (sport)
fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
wooden sword
to wander with no steady job or home
dagger
to perform a sword-dance
foil (fencing)
épée (fencing)
long-billed plover bird
double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang liú bāng (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鸿hóng mén yàn in 206 BC)
to hide real aim under a show; feint with real target