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jiàn = ji + an4
double-edged sword / CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] / classifier for blows of a sword
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jiàn = ji + an4
variant of 劍|剑[jian4]
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How to pronounce 剑

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

剑 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
qiān = qi + an1
all
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dāo = d + ao1
Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
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Characters with 剑 as component

剑 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 剑

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Cambridge
(double-edged) sword / CL:把[ba3],方[fang1]
swordsmanship

Sentences with 剑

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zhāng
jiàn
guài
wu
Chapter 1: the sword and the monster

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jiàn

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