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double

HSK 7 N1
Human →Actions →Change
jiān
ケン
か.ねる、-か.ねる
겸
Depicts a hand (又) holding two stalks of grain (禾).
Components
禾 standing grain+ 禾 standing grain+ 又 again =
兼 double
禾 Iconic component
hé standing grain
grain still on stalk
禾 Iconic component
hé standing grain
grain still on stalk
又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand.
Notes
Similar Characters
秉 wield利 profit委 committee年 year朵 flouds秀 elegant秊 harvest-year (archaic)秋 autumn稟 report to (trad)穆 reverent囷 round-shaped storage bin季 seasons犂 plow (iii)禿 bald (trad)私 private秃 bald (simp)秆 grain (simp)种 race (simp)科 department秒 seconds
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
兼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
兼 [jiān]
double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
Japanese
兼 けん 同音
conj. and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
Korean
겸 [兼]
Bound
gyeom; A bound noun used to indicate that something or someone can act as both one thing and another.; gyeom; A bound noun used to indicate that someone is doing one thing while doing another.
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
この雑誌の編集者兼出版社が一部の読者から批判された。
The editor and publisher of this magazine was criticized by some readers.
Japanese Names
兼 かぬる
Kanuru given name
兼 かね
Kane female given namesurname
兼 かねさき
Kanesaki surname
兼 かねざき
Kanezaki surname
兼 かねし
Kaneshi unclassified name
兼 かねのり
Kanenori unclassified name
兼 かねむら
Kanemura surname
兼 かねゆき
Kaneyuki unclassified name
兼 かねよし
Kaneyoshi male given name
兼 かねる
Kaneru given name
兼 けん
Ken unclassified name
兼 けんしょう
Kenshou unclassified name
兼 けんじ
Kenji unclassified name
兼 けんそう
Kensou unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (57)
兼职 [jiān​zhí] #7,703
to hold concurrent posts
兼职 [jiān​zhí] #7,703
to hold concurrent posts
兼顾 [jiān​gù] #16,820
to attend simultaneously to two or more things
兼顾 [jiān​gù] #16,820
to attend simultaneously to two or more things
兼并 [jiān​bìng] #27,563
to annex
兼并 [jiān​bìng] #27,563
to annex
兼容 [jiān​róng] #24,287
compatible
兼任 [jiān​rèn] #37,627
to hold several jobs at once
兼备 [jiān​bèi] #32,882
have both
兼备 [jiān​bèi] #32,882
have both
47 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (68)
⭐ 兼ねる [かねる] #4,467
to be unable to
⭐ 予言 [よげん] #6,641
prediction
見かねる [みかねる] #11,398
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
⭐ 気兼ね [きがね] #14,152
constraint
⭐ 兼ね備える [かねそなえる] #15,561
to have both
⭐ お待ちかね [おまちかね] #18,445
long-awaited
⭐ 待ちかねる [まちかねる] #19,786
to wait impatiently for
⭐ 兼任 [けんにん] #25,336
serving concurrently as
⭐ 兼ね合い [かねあい] #38,612
equilibrium
分かりかねる [わかりかねる] #38,823
to not understand
58 more items
KOREAN WORDS (5)
겸비
having both
겸업
sideline; having two jobs
겸용
multi-purpose
겸임
holding multiple positions concurrently
겸직
additional job; additional post; additional office