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HSK
5
jiǎn
剪
scissors
剪
scissors
Composition
Components
刀
sword
刀
sword
前
tusks
前
tusks
Sounds
ji-
Jimmy Neutron
ji-
Jimmy Neutron
-an
pawn shop
-an
pawn shop
3
basement
3
basement
Pinyin
jian3
•
jiǎn
Meaning
Primary
scissors
Alternatives
shears
Mnemonic
[ji-] Jimmy Neutron
is in the storage
[3] basement
of the
[-an] pawn shop
, looking for a pair of
剪 scissors
. He can only find a pair of curved ivory
前 tusks
. He takes a
刀 sword
and carves the
前 tusks
into a pair of ivory
剪 scissors
.
Same Pronunciation
jiǎn
检
to examine
jiǎn
简
simple
jiǎn
减
to reduce
jiǎn
捡
pick up
jiǎn
拣
select
jiǎn
柬
letter
jiǎn
俭
frugal
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Found In Words
jiǎndāo
剪刀
scissors
xiūjiǎn
修剪
to prune
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