件 (jiàn): item, matter
件 (jiàn) is a Chinese character meaning “item, matter.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 牛 (structural). It ranks #250 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 件 a man 亻 dividing up a cow 牛. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- item, matter
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA man 亻 dividing up a cow 牛
Decomposition: ⿰亻牛 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 件
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 事件noun | shì jiàn | incident | 5 |
| 文件noun | wén jiàn | document | 4 |
| 条件noun | tiáo jiàn | condition | 4 |
| 邮件noun | yóu jiàn | 3 | |
| 证件noun | zhèng jiàn | certificate | 4 |
| 软件noun | ruǎn jiàn | software | 5 |
| 硬件noun | yìng jiàn | hardware | 5 |
| 附件noun | fù jiàn | appendix (in a document) | 6 |
| 稿件noun | gǎo jiàn | piece of writing submitted for publication | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 案件noun | àn jiàn | case |
| 零件noun | líng jiàn | part |
| 信件noun | xìn jiàn | letter (sent by mail) |
| 部件noun | bù jiàn | part |
| 复印件noun | fù yìn jiàn | photocopy |
| 无条件verb | wú tiáo jiàn | unconditional |
| 文件夹noun | wén jiàn jiā | folder |
| 物件noun | wù jiàn | object |
| 原件noun | yuán jiàn | the original |
| 配件noun | pèi jiàn | component |
| 元件noun | yuán jiàn | element |
| 条件反射 | tiáo jiàn fǎn shè | conditioned reflex |
| 组件noun | zǔ jiàn | module |
| 零部件noun | líng bù jiàn | spare part |
| 机件noun | jī jiàn | component (mechanics) |
件 appears in 100 compound words: 2 as the first character, 83 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 件 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
Example Sentences
这件事需要尽快处理，否则会影响整个项目进度。
Zhè jiàn shì xūyào jǐnkuài chǔlǐ, fǒuzé huì yǐngxiǎng zhěnggè xiàngmù jìndù.
This matter needs to be handled quickly, otherwise it will affect the entire project progress.
...獲過百粉絲支持 忠粉力撐:唔覺得係咩好大件事
. . . 獲 過 bǎi fěn 絲 zhī chí zhōng fěn lì 撐 唔 覺 dé 係 咩 hǎo dà jiàn shì
...has received support from over a hundred fans. Loyal fans are backing it, saying, "We don't think it's a big deal."
电商转型对软件/AI过渡的启示
diàn shāng zhuǎn xíng duì ruǎn jiàn guò dù de qǐ shì
Implications of E-commerce Transformation for Software/AI Transition
藍白要質詢總統!潘孟安最速件函文立院
藍 bái yāo 質 詢 總 統 ! pān mèng ān zuì sù jiàn hán wén lì yuàn
Blue-White Alliance to Interrogate President! Pan Meng-an Submits Urgent Letter to Legislative Yuan
“涨价”策略失灵叠加“黑天鹅”事件,雀巢忙“瘦身”自救
zhǎng jià cè lüè shī líng dié jiā hēi tiān é shì jiàn , qiāo cháo máng shòu shēn zì jiù
The "price increase" strategy fails to superimpose the "black swan" event, Nestle busy "thinning" self-help
春節連假最後一天 國道事故34件、局部路段回堵
chūn 節 連 jiǎ zuì 後 yī tiān 國 dào shì gù jiàn jú bù lù duàn huí dǔ
The last day of the Spring Festival holiday 34 accidents on national highways, local traffic jams
你觉得这件毛衣怎么样？
Nǐ juéde zhè jiàn máoyī zěnmeyàng?
What do you think of this sweater?
你想要这件衬衫吗？
Nǐ xiǎngyào zhè jiàn chènshān ma?
Do you want this shirt?
你有没有电子邮件地址？
Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu diànzǐyóujiàn dìzhǐ?
Do you have an e-mail address?
你从哪儿弄来的钱去买那件衣服？
Nǐ cóng nǎr nòng lái de qián qù mǎi nà jiàn yīfu?
Where did you get the money to buy that dress?
Character Family
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