剑 (jiàn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

1. Animated Stroke Order 剑

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剑has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

jiànjian

n. (名)

1.double-edged swordHSK6

2.sword; a double-edged straight-bladed weaponHSK 3.0 L6

Left-Right

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

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HSK words that contain this character.

kè zhōu qiú jiàn

刻舟求剑

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

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

tā他

jīng精

tōng通

jiàn剑

shù术

duō多

nián年