What does 剑 mean in Chinese?
剑 (jiàn) means double-edged sword.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
剑
double-edged sword
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
double-edged sword
02
classifier for blows of a sword
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 剑
How do you pronounce 剑?
剑 is pronounced jiàn.
Is 剑 an HSK word?
剑 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 剑?
剑 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
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