Meaning
a measure word for thing; clothes; item
Chinese: 事物、物件，也作量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jian” becomes a different word in each tone. 件 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 条件tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor
- 事件shì jiànincident; event
- 文件wén jiàndocument; file
- 邮件yóu jiànmail; post; email
- 证件zhèng jiàncertificate; papers; credentials; document
Example Sentence
我有一件重要的事告诉你。Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn zhòng yào de shì gào su nǐ.I have an important thing to tell you.
我WǒI有yǒuto have一yíone件jiànitem重要zhòng yàoimportant的deof事shìmatter告诉gào suto press charges你nǐyou。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The person radical 亻 plus 牛 (ox): originally dividing an ox into parts. It is the measure word for items, matters, and clothes, and means ‘a piece, item; a document’ (一件事, 文件, 零件).
A way to remember it
The measure word for items: 一件衣服, 一件事.