Come learn 3000+ Chinese characters with HanziHero!
→
Open main menu
Curriculum
Sounds
Components
Characters
Words
Pinyin Chart
Docs
Community
Search curriculum...
/
Log in
Sign up
Sounds
Components
Characters
Words
Pinyin Chart
Docs
Community
HSK
5
剪
shears
Composition
Components
刀
sword
前
tusks
Sounds
ji-
Jimmy Neutron
-an
pawn shop
3
basement
Pinyin
jian3
•
jiǎn
Meaning
Primary
shears
Alternatives
scissors
Mnemonic
[ji-] Jimmy Neutron
is in the storage
[3] basement
of the
[-an] pawn shop
, looking for a pair of
剪 shears
. 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 shears
.
Similar Meaning Characters
jiǎo
鉸
cut with scissors
load more