剪 (jiǎn): To cut with scissors — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5

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Stroke Order Diagrams 剪

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剪=前before+刀knife

A feather (羽) is cut or trimmed with a knife (刂) — to剪 or snip.

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Example Sentences

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

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.

mā妈

ma妈

yòng用

jiǎn剪

dāo刀

bāng帮

wǒ我

jiǎn剪

tóu

wǒ我

jīn今

tiān天

qù去

lǐ理

fā发

diàn店

jiǎn剪

fà

wǒ我

yòng用

jiǎn剪

dāo刀

jiǎn剪

kāi开

le了

bāo包

zhuāng

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Mom used scissors to cut my hair.

I went to the barbershop for a haircut today.

I used scissors to cut open the package.

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Animated Stroke Order 剪

Stroke Order Diagrams 剪

Character Breakdown

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 剪

HSK Vocabulary: 剪

Example Sentences

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HSK (3.0) Level 5

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