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剪

jiǎn

to cut with scissors

A person cutting cloth
Memory picture

Character

剪 jiǎn

Strokes
11
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
前 in front, forward 刀 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我剪头发。 Wǒ jiǎn tóufa. I cut hair.
  • 请剪短点。 Qǐng jiǎn duǎn diǎn. Please cut it a little shorter.
  • 妈妈剪纸。 Māma jiǎn zhǐ. Mom cuts paper.

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