What did Tom cut?
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剪
jiǎn
HSK 3.0 · 5
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jiǎn · zin2 (Jyutping)
- (bound form) scissors or similar tool
- to cut as with scissors
- (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate
- to edit (video, audio etc)
- surname Jian
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
You should get your hair cut.
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