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剑客 (jiàn kè): Swordsman (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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剑 • jiàn • double-edged sword • HSK 2.0 L6
HSK 6
jiàn剑

double-edged sword

客 • kè • guest, visitor, traveler
kè客

guest, visitor, traveler

Word Info

Pinyinjiàn kè
Meaningswordsman
Characters2
HSK—
Syntaxnoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 剑客.

Words with 剑
  • 刻舟求剑kè zhōu qiú jiàncarve a boat to seek a sword / act out an irrelevant solution to a problem
  • 击剑jī jiànfencing (sport)
  • 剑术jiàn shùswordsmanship
  • 剑桥jiàn qiáoCambridge
  • 剑鞘jiànqiàosword scabbard
  • 宝剑bǎo jiàntreasured sword
  • 卖剑买牛mài jiàn mǎi niúto abandon violence or military pursuits and return to peaceful civilian life, especially farming; also used to describe a reformed criminal turning over a new leaf.
Words with 客
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 做客zuò kèto be a guest or visitor
  • 客人kè rénguest
  • 游客yóu kètraveler
请客
qǐng kè
to give a dinner party
  • 乘客chéng kèpassenger
  • 客厅kè tīngliving room
  • 客气kè qipolite
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 剑客

    zhè这
    wèi位
    jiàn剑
    kè客
    de的
    jiàn剑
    fǎ法
    fēi非
    cháng常
    gāo高
    chāo超
    。
    This swordsman's swordsmanship is very superb.
    diàn电
    yǐng影
    lǐ里
    nà那
    ge个
    jiàn剑
    kè客
    dú独
    zì自
    tiǎo挑
    zhàn战
    le了
    sān三
    ge个
    dí敌
    rén人
    。
    In the movie, that swordsman single-handedly challenged three enemies.