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剪	U+526A, 剪 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-526A

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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

彅, 㨵, 𪷇, 謭(谫), 𩌵, 𥲫

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

trad.		剪
simp. ^#		剪
alternative forms		前𣦃翦

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (前) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
媊	ʔslel, ʔslenʔ
煎	ʔslen, ʔslens
湔	ʔslen, ʔslens, ʔsleːn, zleːn
鬋	ʔslen, ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens
剪	*ʔslenʔ
翦	*ʔslenʔ
譾	*ʔslenʔ
揃	*ʔslenʔ
箭	*ʔslens
葥	*ʔslens
前	*zleːn
騚	*zleːn
歬	*zleːn

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

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiǎn (jian³)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jian³

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): jiàn

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): ziěn
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zin²

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): zin²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): den²
Gan (Wiktionary): jien³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chién

(Hailu, HRS): zien^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): jiên³
Jin (Wiktionary): jie²
Northern Min (KCR): cǎing
Eastern Min (BUC): cēng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zieng³ / zeng³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chián

(Teochew, Peng'im): ziang² / ziêng² / zoin² / zain²

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): jieng²
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): zin²
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵ci / ³tsie / ³tsi / ³cie / ³cien / ³ci
- (Jinhua): ³tsiaa; ³tsian
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): zienn³

(Loudi, Wiktionary): zinn³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chien³
  - Yale: jyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
  - Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jian³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɛn⁵³/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: jiàn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiã⁵³/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: ziěn
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): zien³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siẽ¹¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zin²
  - Yale: jín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzin²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: zin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sin³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: den²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ten⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: jien³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɛn²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chién
  - Hakka Romanization System: jien^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jian³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯en³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zien^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sien²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: jiên³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕiɛn³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jie²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕie⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cǎing
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saiŋ²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cēng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛiŋ³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Jiangkou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zieng³
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ciâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siɛŋ⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou, Youyang)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zieng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siɛŋ³³²/
- (Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zieng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sieŋ³³²/
- (Nanri)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zeng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡se̞ŋ⁴⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chián
  - Tâi-lô: tsián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ziang² / ziêng² / zoin² / zain²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiáng / tsiéng / tsóiⁿ / tsáiⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siaŋ⁵²/, /t͡sieŋ⁵²/, /t͡sõĩ⁵²/, /t͡sãĩ⁵²/

Note:

ziang2 - Shantou, Jieyang;
ziêng2 - Chaozhou;
zoin2/zain2 - vernacular (zain2 - Jieyang).

(Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: jieng²
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sieŋ³¹/

Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: zin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sin³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ci
  - MiniDict: ci^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ji
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³⁴/
- (Northern: Jiading, Suzhou, Kunshan, Changzhou)
  - Wugniu: ³tsie
  - MiniDict: tsie^上
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /t͡sɪ³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sɪ⁵¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kunshan): /t͡sɪ⁵²/
  - Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /t͡sɪ⁴⁵/
- (Northern: Songjiang)
  - Wugniu: ³tsi
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /t͡si⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Chongming, Jiaxing)
  - Wugniu: ³cie
  - MiniDict: cie^上
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡ɕie⁴²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡ɕie⁴³³/
- (Northern: Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Zhoushan)
  - Wugniu: ³cien
  - MiniDict: cien^上
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕiẽ̞⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /t͡ɕiẽ³³⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /t͡ɕĩ³⁵/
- (Northern: Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ³ci
  - MiniDict: ci^上
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡ɕi³²⁵/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ³tsiaa; ³tsian
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡sia⁵³⁵/, /t͡siã⁵³⁵/

Note:

Jinhua:
- 3tsiaa - vernacular;
- 3tsian - literary.

Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zienn³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡si̯ẽ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕi̯ẽ⁴¹/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: zinn³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sĩ⁴²/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 剪
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕian²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕian²¹³/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕian¹³/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕiã⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/t͡siã⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡sian⁵³/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕiã⁵³/
	Xining	/t͡ɕiã⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕian⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕiɛ̃n⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕian⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕiɛn⁴²/
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕian⁵³/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕian⁴²/
	Kunming	/t͡ɕiɛ̃⁵³/
	Nanjing	/t͡sien²¹²/
	Hefei	/t͡ɕiĩ²⁴/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕie⁵³/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕie̞⁵³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕie⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/t͡ɕi³⁵/
	Suzhou	/t͡siɪ⁵¹/
	Hangzhou	/t͡ɕiẽ̞⁵³/
	Wenzhou	/t͡ɕi³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡se³⁵/
Hui	Tunxi	/t͡siɛ³¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡siẽ⁴¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/t͡siẽ⁴²/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡ɕiɛn²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡sien³¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/t͡sien³¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sin³⁵/
	Nanning	/t͡sin³⁵/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sin³⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/t͡sian⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/t͡sɛiŋ³²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/t͡saiŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/t͡siaŋ⁵³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/t͡sin²¹³/ /ka²³/ 訓鉸

Middle Chinese: tsjenX

Rime
Character	剪
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	即淺切
Baxter	tsjenX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡siᴇn^X/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡siɛn^X/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sjæn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sian^X/
Li Rong	/t͡siɛn^X/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭɛn^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡si̯ɛn^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zin²

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔslenʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	剪
Reading #	1/1
No.	10244
Phonetic component	前
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	翦
Old Chinese	/*ʔslenʔ/
Notes	原注翦俗字，但說文已列，剪實前之轉註字，翦反爲假借字

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	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		剪
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鉸
	Taiwan	剪
	Chengde	剪
	Chifeng	剪, 鉸
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	鉸
	Heihe	剪, 鉸
	Qiqihar	剪, 鉸
	Harbin	剪, 鉸
	Jiamusi	剪, 鉸
	Baicheng	鉸
	Changchun	鉸
	Tonghua	鉸
	Shenyang	剪, 鉸
	Jinzhou	剪, 鉸
	Malaysia	剪
	Singapore	剪
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	鉸
	Tangshan	剪, 鉸
	Cangzhou	鉸
	Baoding	鉸
	Shijiazhuang	鉸
	Lijin	鉸
	Jinan	剪, 鉸
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	鉸
	Dandong	剪, 鉸
	Yantai	鉸
	Yantai (Muping)	鉸
	Qingdao	鉸
	Zhucheng	剪, 鉸
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	剪
	Jining	鉸
	Wanrong	剪
	Linfen	剪
	Shangqiu	剪, 鉸
	Yuanyang	剪, 鉸
	Zhengzhou	鉸
	Xinyang	鉸
	Baihe	剪, 鉸
	Xi'an	剪, 鉸
	Baoji	鉸
	Tianshui	剪
	Xining	鉸
	Xuzhou	剪
	Fuyang	鉸
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	鉸
	Lanzhou	剪
	Dunhuang	鉸
	Hami	鉸
	Ürümqi	鉸
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鉸, 剪
	Nanchong	剪
	Dazhou	剪
	Hanyuan	剪
	Xichang	剪
	Zigong	剪
	Chongqing	剪
	Wuhan	剪, 鉸, 夾
	Yichang	剪
	Xiangyang	剪
	Tianmen	剪
	Guiyang	剪, 夾
	Zunyi	剪
	Bijie	剪, 夾
	Liping	剪
	Zhaotong	夾
	Dali	剪
	Kunming	剪
	Mengzi	夾
	Guilin	剪
	Liuzhou	剪
	Jishou	剪
	Changde	剪
	Hanzhong	剪, 鉸
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	剪
	Yangzhou	剪
	Lianyungang	剪, 鉸
	Lianshui	剪
	Nantong	剪
	Anqing	剪
	Wuhu	剪
	Hefei	剪
	Hong'an	剪
Cantonese	Guangzhou	剪
	Hong Kong	剪
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	剪
	Macau	剪
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	剪
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	剪
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	剪
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	剪
	Foshan	剪
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	剪
	Foshan (Shunde)	剪
	Foshan (Sanshui)	剪
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	剪
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	剪
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	剪
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	剪
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	剪
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	剪
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	剪
	Taishan	剪
	Kaiping (Chikan)	剪
	Enping (Niujiang)	剪
	Heshan (Yayao)	剪
	Dongguan	剪
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	剪
	Yangjiang	剪
	Singapore (Guangfu)	剪
Gan	Nanchang	剪
Gan	Lichuan	剪, 鉸
Hakka	Meixian	剪
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	剪
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	剪
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	剪
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	剪
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	剪
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	剪
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	剪
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	剪
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	剪
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	剪
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	剪
Huizhou	Jixi	鉸, 剪
Huizhou	Shexian	剪
Jin	Taiyuan	鉸
	Yangyuan	剪, 鉸
	Datong	鉸
	Xinzhou	鉸
	Lüliang (Lishi)	鉸
	Changzhi	鉸
	Linhe	鉸
	Jining	剪
	Hohhot	鉸
	Erenhot	鉸
	Pingshan	鉸
	Zhangjiakou	鉸
	Handan	剪, 鉸
	Linzhou	鉸
	Suide	鉸
Northern Min	Jian'ou	剪, 鉸
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鉸, 剪
Southern Min	Xiamen	鉸, 剪
	Quanzhou	鉸, 剪
	Zhangzhou	鉸, 剪
	Taipei	鉸
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	剪, 鉸
	Kaohsiung	剪, 鉸
	Yilan	剪, 鉸
	Changhua (Lukang)	鉸
	Taichung	鉸
	Taichung (Wuqi)	鉸
	Tainan	剪, 鉸
	Taitung	鉸
	Hsinchu	鉸, 剪
	Kinmen	鉸, 剪, 攆
	Penghu (Magong)	鉸
	Penang (Hokkien)	鉸
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鉸
	Manila (Hokkien)	剪, 鉸, 攆
	Chaozhou	鉸
	Singapore (Teochew)	鉸
	Leizhou	鉸
	Haikou	鉸
	Singapore (Hainanese)	鉸
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	剪
Wu	Shanghai	剪
	Suzhou	剪
	Danyang	剪
	Wenzhou	鐯
	Jinhua	剪
Xiang	Changsha	剪
Xiang	Shuangfeng	剪

Compounds

References

“剪”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019) “剪”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 213.

Japanese

Kanji

剪

(Hyōgai kanji)

cut, clip, scissor (きる, はさむ, つむ)
destroy (ほろぼす)

Readings

On (unclassified): せん (sen)
Kun: きる (kiru, 剪る)、はさむ (hasamu, 剪む)、つむ (tsumu, 剪む)、ほろぼす (horobosu, 剪す)

References

^ “剪”, in 漢字ぺディア ‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja

剪 (eum 전 (jeon))

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Vietnamese

Han character

剪: Hán Nôm readings: tiện, tiễn

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[1] “剪”, in 漢字ぺディア ‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

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