剪

jiǎn

scissors; to cut; to trim

Radical: 刀 HSK 5 v, g, vn pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

剪 decomposes into the following components:

前 刀

Semantic component: 刀; phonetic component: 前.

Words containing 剪

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 剪.

修剪
xiū jiǎn
to prune
删剪
shān jiǎn
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
scissors
剪切
jiǎn qiē
to shear
剪力
jiǎn lì
shear
剪头
jiǎn tóu
剪子
jiǎn zi
clippers
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
剪成
jiǎn chéng
cut into
剪报
jiǎn bào
newspaper cutting

Related characters (radical 刀)

Characters that share the radical 刀.

⺈ 㓞 刀 刃 刅 分 切 初 券 劈

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