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兼 (jiān): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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兼 (jiān): To combine — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 兼

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2.

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3.

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兼

秝grain stalks

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4.

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5.

How to Use 兼

Concurrently holding two or more positions/roles

The character jiān is used to indicate that someone holds or performs multiple roles or jobs at the same time.

兼职 • jiān zhí • hold two or more posts concurrently; part-time job • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 兼

统筹兼顾 • tǒng chóu jiān gù • overall planning considering all factors

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tǒng统

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zài在

dà大

xué学

qī期

jiān间

zuò

Information

Pinyinjiān

Meaningto combine, to do two or more things simultaneously

Strokes10

Radical丷

Traditional兼

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1548

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢ

UnicodeU+517C

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秝grain stalks

A hand (又) grasps two stalks of grain (秝) to hold both together — to combine or simultaneously.

jiān兼

zhí职

hold two or more posts concurrently; part-time job

兼任 • jiān rèn • Concurrently hold • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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jiān兼

rèn任

Concurrently hold

Involving multiple aspects or qualities simultaneously

The character jiān is used to express that something covers or includes multiple factors, aspects, or virtues at the same time.

兼容 • jiān róng • Compatible • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiān兼

róng容

Compatible

德才兼备 • dé cái jiān bèi • Both virtuous and talented • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

chóu

筹

jiān兼

gù顾

overall planning considering all factors

兼顾 • jiān gù • Take care of both

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiān兼

gù顾

Take care of both

做

jiān兼

zhí职

zhuàn赚

shēng生

huó活

fèi费

。

He works part-time to earn living expenses during college.

Tā他

zài在

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

shēn身

jiān兼

shù数

zhí职

。

He holds several positions concurrently at this company.

tā他

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

，

shì是

gè个

hào好

xué学

shēng生

。

He has both moral integrity and professional competence, and is a good student.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

jiān兼

gù顾

gōng工

zuò作

hé和

jiā家

tíng庭

shēng生

huó活

。

We need to balance work and family life.

zhè这

ge个

chǎn产

pǐn品

jiān兼

bèi备

měi美

guān观

hé和

shí实

yòng用

xìng性

。

This product combines aesthetics and practicality.

bèi

备

Both virtuous and talented

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Characters pronounced "jian".

谏jiànremonstrate, admonish
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
笺jiānnote, memo; stationery; comments
缄jiānseal, close; bind; letter
饯jiànfarewell party; see off, send off
硷jiǎnalkaline, alkali, lye, salt

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兑duìto exchange, to convert
关guānto close
养yǎngto raise, to nurture, to support
兰lánorchid
兹zīthis, now, here
兽shòubeast; wild animal

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