剑 (jiàn): Double-edged sword — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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剑=佥all+刂knife

A person (人) holds a weapon (刂) that is sharp and double-edged (佥) — a sword or blade.

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HSK Vocabulary: 剑

HSK words that contain this character.

刻舟求剑

kè zhōu qiú jiàn

carve a boat to seek a sword / act out an irrelevant solution to a problem

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 剑 is used in context

tā他

jīng精

tōng通

jiàn剑

shù术

duō多

nián

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He has mastered swordsmanship for many years

tā她

zài在

ào奥

yùn运

huì会

shàng上

cān参

jiā加

jī击

jiàn剑

bǐ比

sài赛

。

She participates in fencing competitions at the Olympics

zhè这

bǎ把

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

jiàn剑

fēi非

cháng常

fēng锋

lì利

。

This ancient double-edged sword is very sharp.

zhè这

bǎ把

bǎo宝

jiàn剑

fēi非

cháng常

fēng锋

lì利

。

This treasured sword is very sharp

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