to cut with scissors; to shear
Animated Stroke Order 剪
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HSK Vocabulary: 剪
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 剪 is used in context
1
tā她
xǐ喜
huan欢
jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
zuò作
wéi为
ài爱
hào好
。
She enjoys paper cutting as a hobby.
2
wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
qù去
lǐ理
fā发
diàn店
jiǎn剪
fà发
le了
。
I went to the barbershop for a haircut today.
3
wǒ我
yòng用
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
jiǎn剪
kāi开
le了
bāo包
zhuāng装
。
I used scissors to cut open the package.
4
wǒ我
yòng用
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
。
I use scissors to cut paper.
5
mā妈
mā妈
yòng用
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
jiǎn剪
kāi开
le了
bāo包
zhuāng装
dài袋
。
Mom used scissors to cut open the packaging bag.
6
zhè这
bǎ把
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
hěn很
fēng锋
lì利
，
kě可
yǐ以
qīng轻
sōng松
dì地
jiǎn剪
duàn断
bù布
liào料
。
These scissors are very sharp and can easily cut through fabric.
7
jīn今
tiān天
shāng商
diàn店
kāi开
yè业
，
lǎo老
bǎn板
jiǎn剪
cǎi彩
le了
。
The store opened today, and the boss cut the ribbon.
8
shì市
zhǎng长
wèi为
xīn新
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
jiǎn剪
cǎi彩
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
lái来
guān观
kàn看
。
The mayor cut the ribbon for the new library, and many people came to watch.
9
zài在
jiǎn剪
cǎi彩
yí仪
shì式
shàng上
，
jiā嘉
bīn宾
men们
gòng共
tóng同
jiǎn剪
duàn断
hóng红
chóu绸
，
biāo标
zhì志
zhe着
xiàng项
mù目
zhèng正
shì式
qǐ启
dòng动
。
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the guests jointly cut the red silk, marking the official launch of the project.
10
wǒ我
jiǎn剪
jí辑
le了
yí一
gè个
shì视
pín频
。
I edited a video.
Information
Traditional剪
Radical刀
Strokes11
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1137
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+526A
CangjieTBHS
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality