剑

jiàn

double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

Radical: 刂 HSK 6 n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

剑 decomposes into the following components:

佥 刂

Semantic component: 刂; phonetic component: 佥.

Words containing 剑

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 剑.

佩剑
pèi jiàn
saber
击剑
jī jiàn
fencing (sport)
刀剑
dāo jiàn
利剑
lì jiàn
sharp sword
剑客
jiàn kè
fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
剑尖
jiàn jiān
point
剑川
jiàn chuān
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
剑指
jiàn zhǐ
剑术
jiàn shù
fencing
剑柄
jiàn bǐng
sword hilt
剑标
jiàn biāo
剑桥
jiàn qiáo
Cambridge, university city in England

Related characters (radical 刂)

Characters that share the radical 刂.

刂 刈 刊 刎 刑 划 刖 列 刘 则 刚 创 删 判 別 刨 利 刪 别 刭 刮 到 刳 制

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