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翦
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scissors

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Implements
jiǎn
セン
전
Components
前 front+ 羽 feathers =
翦 scissors
前 Phonetic component
qián front
in front, forward
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羽 Meaning component
yǔ feathers
feather, plume
feather
Notes
Similar Characters
剪 shears湔 cleanse煎 saute箭 arrow塌 fall down溻 wet褟 inner shirt or singlet蹋 tread遢 negligent鳎 sole (simp)扇 fan榻 cot羿 legendary archer翁 elderly man翅 fins翊 assist翎 plume翔 soar翕 agree (iii)翘 turn up (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
翦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
翦 [Jiǎn]
surname Jian
翦 [jiǎn]
variant of 剪[jiǎn]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
翦伯赞 [Jiǎn​Bó​zàn]
Jian Bozan (1898-1968), Chinese Marxist historian and vice-president of Bejing University 1952-1968
翦伯赞 [Jiǎn​Bó​zàn]
Jian Bozan (1898-1968), Chinese Marxist historian and vice-president of Bejing University 1952-1968
双瞳剪水 [shuāng​tóng​jiǎn​shuǐ] #72,319
clear, bright eyes (idiom)