What does 蹇 mean in Chinese?

蹇 (jiǎn) means "lame; cripple; unfortunate; slow; difficult; nag (inferior horse); donkey; lame horse" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蹇?

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

蹇 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 蹇 include 蹇修 (go-between), 蹇拙 (clumsy (writing)), 蹇滞 (awkward), 蹇涩 (awkward), 蹇运 (misfortune).

You can practice writing 蹇 using our stroke order tool.

蹇

jiǎn

lame; cripple; unfortunate; slow

Radical: 足 (no. 157)

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
蹇修	jiǎn xiū	go-between
蹇拙	jiǎn zhuō	clumsy (writing)
蹇滞	jiǎn zhì	awkward
蹇涩	jiǎn sè	awkward
蹇运	jiǎn yùn	misfortune
时乖命蹇	shí guāi mìng jiǎn	bad times, adverse fate (idiom)

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.

蹇

jiǎn

lame; cripple; unfortunate; slow

Radical: 足 (no. 157)

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
蹇修	jiǎn xiū	go-between
蹇拙	jiǎn zhuō	clumsy (writing)
蹇滞	jiǎn zhì	awkward
蹇涩	jiǎn sè	awkward
蹇运	jiǎn yùn	misfortune
时乖命蹇	shí guāi mìng jiǎn	bad times, adverse fate (idiom)