剪 Stroke Order — How to Write 剪

Stroke Order

剪 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 刀, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

剪 Radical and Character Components

Components:前刀

剪 is a phono-semantic compound: 刀 (knife) carries the meaning, while 前 indicates the sound.

Radical: 刀 + 9 more strokes

剪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

jiǎn

Meanings of 剪 in Chinese

jiǎn剪

A tool used for cutting, such as scissors.

她用剪刀剪下了一朵花。

She used scissors to cut off a flower.

A tool resembling scissors, such as tongs or a shearing machine.

用火剪把烧红的煤炭夹起来。

Use the fire tongs to pick up the red-hot coal.

To cut with scissors; to shear, clip, or snip.

请帮我把这条线剪断。

Please help me cut this thread.

To remove, eliminate, or eradicate (undesirable elements, obstacles, or forces).

我们必须剪除那些阻碍我们前进的旧习俗

We must eliminate those old customs that hinder our progress.

Common Words and Phrases with 剪

jiǎn剪bào报

Newspaper clippings; articles or pictures cut from newspapers or magazines.

她收藏了许多关于园艺的剪报

She collected many clippings about gardening.

jiǎn剪cái裁

To cut and shape material, especially fabric for clothing; also, to select and arrange content or information.

为了使演讲稿更具吸引力，她对内容进行了精心的剪裁。

To make the speech more appealing, she carefully tailored its content.

jiǎn剪cǎi彩

To cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony or a special occasion, symbolizing the inauguration of a building, a new vehicle's launch, or an exhibition's opening.

那家新开的购物中心举行了盛大的剪彩仪式。

The newly opened shopping mall held a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony.

jiǎn剪cǎo草chú除gēn根

To completely eliminate a problem or evil, leaving no chance for it to revive.

为了彻底解决公司财务漏洞，老板决定剪草除根，更换了整个会计团队并加强了内部审计。

To completely address the company's financial vulnerabilities, the boss decided to root out the problem, replacing the entire accounting team and strengthening internal audits.

jiǎn剪chú除

To eliminate, wipe out, or eradicate completely, often from the root.

为了保持身体健康，他下定决心要剪除所有的坏习惯。

To maintain good health, he was determined to eradicate all his bad habits.

jiǎn剪dāo刀

Scissors

孩子们用剪刀剪纸做手工。

Children use scissors to cut paper for crafts.

jiǎn剪dāo刀chà差

Price scissors, referring to the disparity in prices between industrial and agricultural products, typically with industrial goods being more expensive.

为了缓解农业生产者的压力，相关部门正在研究如何缩小工农产品之间的剪刀差。

To alleviate the pressure on agricultural producers, relevant departments are studying how to narrow the price scissors between industrial and agricultural products.

jiǎn剪duǎn短

To cut something so that it becomes shorter, like hair or crops.

她让理发师把她的头发剪短了。

She had the hairdresser cut her hair short.

jiǎn剪fà发

to cut hair

我打算周末去剪发，换个新发型。

I plan to get a haircut this weekend and try a new hairstyle.

jiǎn剪jí辑

Film editing or montage, the process of selecting and arranging recorded footage into a complete film or video.

导演正在仔细剪辑电影的开场部分。

The director is carefully editing the opening sequence of the film.

jiǎn剪jiē接

to edit (a film or video); to cut

他正在剪接一部精彩的短片。

He is currently editing a wonderful short film.

jiǎn剪jìng径

to hold up travelers

那个强盗在偏僻的山路上剪径，抢走了行人的财物。

The bandit committed highway robbery on the remote mountain path, taking the traveler's belongings.

jiǎn剪kǒu口

A term in Chinese traditional storytelling (e.g., Yangzhou Pinghua) referring to the point where a performance or narrative is intentionally paused or cut off, often mid-story, to be resumed later, typically to build suspense.