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Translingual
Han character
剪 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 廿月弓竹 (TBNH), four-corner 80227, composition ⿱前刀)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 142, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2088
- Dae Jaweon: page 322, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 347, character 9
- Unihan data for U+526A
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 媊
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*ʔslel, *ʔslenʔ
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| 煎
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*ʔslen, *ʔslens
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| 湔
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*ʔslen, *ʔslens, *ʔsleːn, *zleːn
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| 鬋
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*ʔslen, *ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens
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| 剪
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*ʔslenʔ
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| 翦
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*ʔslenʔ
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| 譾
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*ʔslenʔ
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| 揃
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*ʔslenʔ
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| 箭
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*ʔslens
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| 葥
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*ʔslens
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| 前
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*zleːn
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| 騚
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*zleːn
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| 歬
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*zleːn
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Originally 𣦃 and then stylized into 前, a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔslenʔ) : phonetic 歬 (OC *zleːn) + semantic 刀 (“knife”). Since 前 has replaced 歬, an additional 刀 has been added.
Pronunciation
Note:
- ziang2 - Shantou, Jieyang;
- ziêng2 - Chaozhou;
- zoin2/zain2 - vernacular (zain2 - Jieyang).
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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剪
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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10244
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Phonetic
component
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前
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Rime
group
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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翦
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔslenʔ/
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| Notes
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原注翦俗字，但說文已列，剪實前之轉註字，
翦反爲假借字
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Definitions
剪
- to cut (paper, etc.)
- 剪草機／剪草机 ― jiǎncǎojī ― lawnmower (lit. grass-cutting machine)
- 剪刀 ― jiǎndāo ― scissors (lit. cutting knife)
- 剪指甲 ― jiǎn zhǐjia ― to cut one's nails
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
剪 (“to cut with scissors, etc.”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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剪
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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鉸
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| Taiwan
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剪
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| Chengde
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剪
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| Chifeng
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剪, 鉸
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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鉸
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| Heihe
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剪, 鉸
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| Qiqihar
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剪, 鉸
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| Harbin
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剪, 鉸
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| Jiamusi
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剪, 鉸
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| Baicheng
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鉸
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| Changchun
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鉸
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| Tonghua
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鉸
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| Shenyang
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剪, 鉸
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| Jinzhou
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剪, 鉸
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| Malaysia
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剪
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| Singapore
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剪
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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鉸
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| Tangshan
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剪, 鉸
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| Cangzhou
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鉸
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| Baoding
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鉸
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| Shijiazhuang
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鉸
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| Lijin
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鉸
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| Jinan
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剪, 鉸
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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鉸
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| Dandong
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剪, 鉸
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| Yantai
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鉸
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| Yantai (Muping)
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鉸
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| Qingdao
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鉸
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| Zhucheng
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剪, 鉸
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Lingbao
|
剪
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| Jining
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鉸
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| Wanrong
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剪
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| Linfen
|
剪
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| Shangqiu
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剪, 鉸
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| Yuanyang
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剪, 鉸
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| Zhengzhou
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鉸
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| Xinyang
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鉸
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| Baihe
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剪, 鉸
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| Xi'an
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剪, 鉸
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| Baoji
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鉸
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| Tianshui
|
剪
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| Xining
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鉸
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| Xuzhou
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剪
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| Fuyang
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鉸
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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鉸
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| Lanzhou
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剪
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| Dunhuang
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鉸
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| Hami
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鉸
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| Ürümqi
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鉸
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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鉸, 剪
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| Nanchong
|
剪
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| Dazhou
|
剪
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| Hanyuan
|
剪
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| Xichang
|
剪
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| Zigong
|
剪
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| Chongqing
|
剪
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| Wuhan
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剪, 鉸, 夾
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| Yichang
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剪
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| Xiangyang
|
剪
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| Tianmen
|
剪
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| Guiyang
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剪, 夾
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| Zunyi
|
剪
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| Bijie
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剪, 夾
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| Liping
|
剪
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| Zhaotong
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夾
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| Dali
|
剪
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| Kunming
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剪
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| Mengzi
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夾
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| Guilin
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剪
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| Liuzhou
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剪
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| Jishou
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剪
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| Changde
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剪
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| Hanzhong
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剪, 鉸
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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剪
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| Yangzhou
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剪
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| Lianyungang
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剪, 鉸
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| Lianshui
|
剪
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| Nantong
|
剪
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| Anqing
|
剪
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| Wuhu
|
剪
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| Hefei
|
剪
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| Hong'an
|
剪
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
剪
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| Hong Kong
|
剪
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
|
剪
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| Macau
|
剪
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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剪
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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剪
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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剪
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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剪
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| Foshan
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剪
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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剪
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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剪
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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剪
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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剪
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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剪
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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剪
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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剪
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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剪
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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剪
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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剪
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| Taishan
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剪
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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剪
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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剪
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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剪
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| Dongguan
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剪
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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剪
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| Yangjiang
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剪
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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剪
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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剪
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| Lichuan
|
剪, 鉸
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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剪
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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剪
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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剪
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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剪
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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剪
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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剪
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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剪
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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剪
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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剪
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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剪
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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剪
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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剪
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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鉸, 剪
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| Shexian
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剪
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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鉸
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| Yangyuan
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剪, 鉸
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| Datong
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鉸
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| Xinzhou
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鉸
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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鉸
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| Changzhi
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鉸
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| Linhe
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鉸
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| Jining
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剪
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| Hohhot
|
鉸
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| Erenhot
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鉸
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| Pingshan
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鉸
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| Zhangjiakou
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鉸
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| Handan
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剪, 鉸
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| Linzhou
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鉸
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| Suide
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鉸
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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剪, 鉸
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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鉸, 剪
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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鉸, 剪
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| Quanzhou
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鉸, 剪
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| Zhangzhou
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鉸, 剪
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| Taipei
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鉸
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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剪, 鉸
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| Kaohsiung
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剪, 鉸
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| Yilan
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剪, 鉸
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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鉸
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| Taichung
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鉸
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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鉸
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| Tainan
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剪, 鉸
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| Taitung
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鉸
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| Hsinchu
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鉸, 剪
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| Kinmen
|
鉸, 剪, 攆
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| Penghu (Magong)
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鉸
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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鉸
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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鉸
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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剪, 鉸, 攆
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| Chaozhou
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鉸
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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鉸
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| Leizhou
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鉸
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| Haikou
|
鉸
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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鉸
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
剪
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
剪
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| Suzhou
|
剪
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| Danyang
|
剪
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| Wenzhou
|
鐯
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| Jinhua
|
剪
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
剪
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| Shuangfeng
|
剪
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See also
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
剪
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
剪 (eum 전 (jeon))
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Vietnamese
Han character
剪: Hán Nôm readings: tiện, tiễn
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