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剪

jiǎn

scissors; cut, divide, separate

Strokes
11
Radical
刀
HSK
5
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 你该剪头发了。

    Nǐ gāi jiǎn tóu fa le

    You should get your hair cut.

  • 他一个月剪三次头发。

    Tā yī gè yuè jiǎn sān cì tóu fa

    He gets a haircut three times a month.

  • 我们必须剪头发了。

    Wǒ men bì xū jiǎn tóu fa le

    We must get our hair cut.

  • 这把剪刀不好用。

    Zhè bǎ jiǎn dāo bù hǎo yòng

    These scissors don't cut well.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 剪

  • 剪jiǎn 3scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate
  • 剪刀jiǎn dāo 3–1 scissors
  • 剪子jiǎn zi 3–5clippers; scissors; shears
  • 剪彩jiǎn cǎi 3–3 → 2–3to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)