懂中文 Dong Chinese

剪

jiǎn

cut

Phonosemantic compound. 刀 represents the meaning and 前 represents the sound.

Components
刀 meaning component

刀  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

前 sound component

前  Sound component

qián

  

in front

Evolution

剪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
剪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

剪  

jiǎn

scissors; cut, divide, separate; shears; clippers; CL:把[bǎ]; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate

剪  

Jiǎn

surname Jian

Most common words with 剪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

剪

scissors

剪刀

scissors

剪辑

to edit (video images, film)

修剪

to prune

剪裁

to tailor (clothes)

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

谫