Meaning
cut with scissors; scissors
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jian” becomes a different word in each tone. 剪 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 剪刀jiǎn dāoscissors
- 剪子jiǎn ziclippers; scissors; shears
- 剪彩jiǎn cǎito cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
- 剪成jiǎn chéngcut into
- 剪力jiǎn lìshear; shearing force
Example Sentence
她用剪刀把彩纸剪成了花朵。Tā yòng jiǎn dāo bǎ cǎi zhǐ jiǎn chéng le huā duǒ.She cut the colored paper into flowers with scissors.
她Tāshe用yòngto use剪刀jiǎn dāoscissors把bǎ(marks the object)彩cǎi(bright) color纸zhǐpaper (CL:张,沓)剪成jiǎn chéngcut into了le(completed action)花朵huā duǒflower。