What does 剪 mean in Chinese?

剪 (jiǎn) means "scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 5 word.

How do you pronounce 剪?

剪 is pronounced "jiǎn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What words contain the character 剪?

Common words with 剪 include 剪刀 (scissors), 剪子 (clippers), 修剪 (to prune), 剪切 (to shear), 剪力 (shear).

How do you write 剪?

You can practice writing 剪 using our stroke order tool.

剪 (jiǎn), scissors

剪

jiǎn

scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors

HSK 5classifierverb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 刀 (no. 18)

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Definitions

(classifier, verb) scissors
shears
clippers
to cut with scissors
to trim
to wipe out or exterminate

Classifier: 把 (bǎ)

Example Sentences

她剪了短头发。

Tā jiǎn le duǎn tóufa

She cut her hair short

Words Containing 剪

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
剪刀	jiǎn dāo	scissors	HSK 5
剪子	jiǎn zi	clippers	HSK 5
修剪	xiū jiǎn	to prune
剪切	jiǎn qiē	to shear
剪力	jiǎn lì	shear
剪报	jiǎn bào	newspaper cutting
剪彩	jiǎn cǎi	to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
剪影	jiǎn yǐng	paper-cut silhouette
剪径	jiǎn jìng	to waylay and rob
剪成	jiǎn chéng	cut into

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Related Words

剪子(jiǎn zi)· clippers

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剪刀(jiǎn dāo)· scissors

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大剪刀(dà jiǎn dāo)· shears

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打薄剪刀(dǎ báo jiǎn dāo)· thinning scissors

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 5

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