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剑

Traditional: 劍 · 劒

jiàn

HSK 3.0 · 6

jiàn · gim3 (Jyutping)

  1. double-edged sword
  2. CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]
  3. classifier for blows of a sword
  4. variant of 劍|剑[jian4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

剑

Meaning
sword, dagger, saber
Radical
刂
Strokes
9
Components
⿰佥刂
Cangjie
OMLN
Four-corner
8210

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