剑 jiàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 佥 all, together, unanimous 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
剑
jiàn
sword
Character
Example phrases
- 博物馆里展出了一把保存完好的古剑。 Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le yì bǎ bǎocún wánhǎo de gǔjiàn. The museum displayed a well-preserved ancient sword.
- 他从小跟着爷爷学练剑，每天早上都去公园。 Tā cóngxiǎo gēnzhe yéye xué liàn jiàn, měitiān zǎoshang dōu qù gōngyuán. Since childhood he has learned sword practice from his grandfather, going to the park every morning.
- 这把剑的剑穗是红色的，挂在墙上很好看。 Zhè bǎ jiàn de jiànsuì shì hóngsè de, guà zài qiáng shàng hěn hǎokàn. The tassel of this sword is red, and it looks lovely hanging on the wall.
Related words
- 刻舟求剑 kèzhōuqiújiàn to act rigidly without regard to changing circumstances
- 箭 jiàn arrow
- 艰辛 jiānxīn arduous, tough
- 挫折 cuòzhé to frustrate
- 消灭 xiāomiè to annihilate
- 遭遇 zāoyù to encounter; fate, luck
- 遭受 zāoshòu to suffer, to endure
- 遭到 zāodào to suffer, to meet with
- 陷入 xiànrù to fall into, to be caught in
- 障碍 zhàng'ài obstacle; to hinder
- 阻挡 zǔdǎng to block, to stop
- 妨碍 fáng'ài to hinder, to obstruct