剪 (jiǎn): (bound form) scissors or similar tool, to cut as with scissors, (bound form) to wipe out, to exterminate
剪 (jiǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) scissors or similar tool.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 前 (phonetic) and 刀 (semantic). It ranks #2174 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 剪 knife. Its radical form 刂 (knife) appears in many related characters such as 分 (fēn, to divide), 别 (bié, to leave), 到 (dào, to reach).
Definitions
- (bound form) scissors or similar tool
- to cut as with scissors
- (bound form) to wipe out
- to exterminate
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 剪
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剪辑 | jiǎn jí | to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc) |
| 修剪 | xiū jiǎn | to prune |
| 剪子 | jiǎn zi | clippers |
| 剪报 | jiǎn bào | newspaper cutting |
| 剪接 | jiǎn jiē | to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc) |
| 剪裁 | jiǎn cái | to tailor (clothes) |
| 剪彩 | jiǎn cǎi | to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) |
| 裁剪 | cái jiǎn | to cut out |
| 剪切 | jiǎn qiē | to cut (with scissors or similar tool) |
| 剪纸 | jiǎn zhǐ | papercutting (Chinese folk art) |
| 剪影 | jiǎn yǐng | paper-cut silhouette |
| 剪草机 | jiǎn cǎo jī | lawnmower |
| 指甲剪 | zhǐ jia jiǎn | nail clipper |
| 剪除 | jiǎn chú | to eradicate |
| 剪贴板 | jiǎn tiē bǎn | (computing) clipboard |
剪 appears in 48 compound words: 73 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 13 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 剪 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
剪字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
jiǎn zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The usage of "剪字" varies depending on the context.
阿公店约谈判2打8 他持剪刀狂刺助友突围
ā gōng diàn yuē tán pàn 2 dǎ 8 tā chí jiǎn dāo kuáng cì zhù yǒu tū wéi
A man in Agongdian arranged a 2-on-8 fight; he stabbed wildly with a pair of scissors to help his friend break free.
少女第一次做ae一般多少秒正常?熬夜剪辑会扰乱褪黑素和激素节律吗
shǎo nǚ dì yī cì zuò a e yī bān duō shǎo miǎo zhèng cháng ? āo yè jiǎn jí huì rǎo luàn 褪 hēi sù hé jī sù jié lǜ ma
How many seconds is normal for a girl to do AE for the first time? Does staying up late to edit disrupt melatonin and hormone rhythms?
倪晨曦沉迷学AI剪片与时并进 惊喜荣登KOL三甲归功分享症...
倪 chén 曦 chén mí xué A I jiǎn piàn yǔ shí bìng jìn jīng xǐ róng dēng K O L sān jiǎ guī gōng fēn xiǎng zhèng . . .
Ni Chenxi is addicted to learning AI film editing to keep pace with the times, and is surprised to be ranked among the top three KOLs...
Brian讲《夜王》被剪爆金句:啲波Cut晒,好多人想睇Renc...
B r i a n jiǎng yè wáng bèi jiǎn bào jīn jù : 啲 bō C u t shài , hǎo duō rén xiǎng 睇 R e n c . . .
Brian said that "The Night King" was cut to pieces: "The ball is cut, and many people want to see Renc...
小伙出售前女友送的银手镯,剪开发现内芯为30克高纯..
xiǎo huǒ chū shòu qián nǚ yǒu sòng de yín shǒu 镯 , jiǎn kāi fā xiàn nèi xīn wéi 3 0 kè gāo chún . .
The guy sold the silver bracelet given by his ex-girlfriend, and when he cut it, he found that the inner core was 30 grams of high purity:
杰伊捡起了这把旧剪刀。
Jié yī jiǎn qǐ le zhè bǎ jiù jiǎndāo.
Jay picked up the old scissors.
汤姆帮玛丽剪头发。
Tāngmǔ bāng Mǎlì jiǎntóufa.
Tom cut Mary's hair for her.
我能借用你的剪刀吗？
Wǒ néng jièyòng nǐ de jiǎndāo ma?
Can I borrow your scissors?
你想将头发剪成怎样？
Nǐ xiǎng jiāng tóufa jiǎnchéng zěnyàng?
How do you want your hair cut?
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