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

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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 剪

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 剪

3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom

剪

前before

刀knife

剪=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 剪

剪 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 剪

Words related to cutting or trimming

These words share the core meaning of cutting, shearing, or trimming using scissors or similar action.

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

jiǎn剪

zhǐ纸

zuò作

wéi

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前before

+刀knife

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

jiǎn剪

dāo刀

scissors; shears

HSK 6

jiǎn剪

cǎi彩

cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiǎn剪

jí辑

editing

为

ài爱

hào好

。

She enjoys paper cutting as a hobby.

Tā她

zhèng正

zài在

jiǎn剪

cái裁

yī一

kuài块

bù布

liào料

。

She is cutting a piece of fabric.

mā妈

ma妈

yòng用

jiǎn剪

dāo刀

bāng帮

wǒ我

jiǎn剪

tóu头

fa发

。

Mom used scissors to cut my hair.

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.

Zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

jiǎn剪

jiē接

fēi非

cháng常

liú流

chàng畅

。

The editing of this movie is very smooth.

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

Animated Stroke Order 剪

Stroke Order Diagrams 剪

Character Breakdown

Printable Writing Worksheet: 剪

How to Use 剪

Words related to cutting or trimming

Example Sentences

HSK (3.0) Level 5

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HSK (3.0) Level 5

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