jiǎn = ji + an3
surname Jian
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jiǎn = ji + an3
scissors / shears / clippers / CL:把[ba3] / to cut with scissors / to trim / to wipe out or exterminate
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How to pronounce 剪

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.

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+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

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剪 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
dāo = d + ao1
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
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qián = qi + an2
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly
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Characters with 剪 as component

jiǎn = ji + an3
shallow / superficial
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Words with 剪

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scissors / CL:把[ba3]
to edit (video images, film)
to prune / to trim

Sentences with 剪

剪 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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