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件

jiàn

a measure word for clothes and things

A person holding up a jacket
Memory picture

Character

件 jiàn

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 牛 ox, cow, bull
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我买一件衣服。 Wǒ mǎi yí jiàn yīfu. I buy one piece of clothing.
  • 这件很好看。 Zhè jiàn hěn hǎokàn. This one looks very nice.
  • 那件是我的。 Nà jiàn shì wǒ de. That one is mine.

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