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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
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 ) : zienˊ
(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 ) : 5 ci / 3 tsie / 3 tsi / 3 cie / 3 cien / 3 ci
(Jinhua ) : 3 tsiaa; 3 tsian
Xiang
(Changsha , Wiktionary ) : zienn3
(Loudi , Wiktionary ) : zinn3
Note :
ziang2 - Shantou, Jieyang;
ziêng2 - Chaozhou;
zoin2/zain2 - vernacular (zain2 - Jieyang).
Note :
Jinhua:
3tsiaa - vernacular;
3tsian - literary.
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 ― jiǎn cǎojī ― lawnmower (lit. grass-cutting machine)
剪 刀 ― jiǎn dāo ― 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
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
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
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
Shuangfeng
剪
See also
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
References
Korean
Hanja
剪 (eum 전 ( jeon ) )
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Vietnamese
Han character
剪 : Hán Nôm readings: tiện , tiễn
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