柬 (jiǎn): abbr. for 柬埔寨, Cambodia, card, note
柬 (jiǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “abbr. for 柬埔寨, cambodia.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 束 (structural) and 八 (structural). It ranks #2773 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 柬 a bound 束 package. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- abbr. for 柬埔寨, Cambodia
- card
- note
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柬埔寨 | jiǎn pǔ zhài | Cambodia |
| 请柬 | qǐng jiǎn | invitation card |
| 柬吴哥王朝 | jiǎn wú gē wáng cháo | Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431 |
| 书柬 | shū jiǎn | variant of 書簡|书简[shu1 jian3] |
柬 appears in 4 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 0 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 柬 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
春天来了，院子里的柬木开始发芽抽枝。
chūn tiān lái le , yuàn zǐ lǐ de jiǎn mù kāi shǐ fā yá chōu zhī .
Spring has arrived, and the camphor trees in the yard are beginning to sprout and branch out.
74件流失海外珍贵文物回归柬埔寨
7 4 jiàn liú shī hǎi wài zhēn guì wén wù huí guī jiǎn 埔 zhài
74 precious cultural relics lost overseas were returned to Cambodia
“败坏柬埔寨声誉” 总理洪马内:诈骗中心正在摧毁...
bài huài jiǎn 埔 zhài shēng yù zǒng lǐ hóng mǎ nèi : zhà piàn zhōng xīn zhèng zài cuī huǐ . . .
"Damaging Cambodia's reputation" Prime Minister Hun Manet: The fraud center is destroying...
2025年1月柬埔寨服装和鞋类出口额攀升至14亿美元
2 0 2 5 nián 1 yuè jiǎn 埔 zhài fú zhuāng hé xié lèi chū kǒu é pān shēng zhì 1 4 yì měi yuán
Cambodia's clothing and footwear exports climbed to $1.4 billion in January 2025
2025年1月柬埔寨燃料进口额小幅攀升至2.2亿美元
2 0 2 5 nián 1 yuè jiǎn 埔 zhài rán liào jìn kǒu é xiǎo fú pān shēng zhì 2 . 2 yì měi yuán
Cambodia's fuel imports climbed slightly to $220 million in January 2025
Character Family
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