剪 Stroke Order — How to Write 剪
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
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
1
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
1
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.
2
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.
3
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.
4
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.
5
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.
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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.
8
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
缝制之前，请务必检查所有的衣片上是否有对位剪口，确保精准拼接
Before sewing, please make sure to check all garment pieces for alignment notches to ensure precise joining.
14
to wipe out; to annihilate
他们决心剪灭一切可能导致森林火灾的隐患。
They are determined to eradicate all potential hidden dangers that could lead to forest fires.
15
to punch or clip a ticket
在火车站，工作人员会剪票来确认乘客已经付款并可以使用车票。
At the train station, staff will punch tickets to confirm that passengers have paid and can use their tickets.
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Shearing; to separate material by shear force.
工人师傅正在对钢板进行剪切，准备用于生产线上的零件制造。
The skilled worker is shearing the steel plate, preparing it for component manufacturing on the production line.
More words with 剪
- cái裁jiǎn剪crop, cut
- shū疏jiǎn剪thin out, thinning
- xiū修jiǎn剪prune, trim
- zhú烛jiǎn剪wick trimmers, snuffers
- jián剪yǐng影silhouette, cutout
- jiǎn剪chū出cut out, clip out
- jiǎn剪duàn断cut, cut off
- jiǎn剪qù去cut off, trim
- jiǎn剪xià下cut off, cut out
- jián剪zhǐ纸paper-cutting
- jiǎn剪zi子scissors, shears
- máo茅cí茨bù不jiǎn剪Untrimmed thatched roof
- huó火jiǎn剪Fire tongs, Tongs
- jiǎn剪chuáng床Shearing machine, Guillotine shear
- jiǎn剪xià下lai来cut off, cut out
- jiǎo铰jiǎn剪scissors, shears
- jiǎn剪tiē贴bù簿scrapbook
- xiū修jiǎn剪diào掉trim, cut off
- cái裁jiǎn剪chū出cut out, tailor
- jián剪cǎi彩yí仪shì式ribbon-cutting ceremony, opening ceremony
Idioms with 剪
- jiǎn剪è恶chú除jiān奸eliminate evil and eradicate treachery
- cái裁yún云jiǎn剪shuǐ水compose exquisite poetry or prose
- shuāng双tóng瞳jiǎn剪shuǐ水eyes clear and bright like autumn water
- jiǎn剪zhī枝jié竭liú流deal with symptoms, not root cause
- jiǎn剪fā发bèi被hè褐renounce secular life and become a monk
- jiǎn剪fà发dù杜mén门withdraw from society and live reclusively
- jiǎn剪fà发pī披hè褐become a Buddhist monk or nun
- jiǎn剪fā发pī披zī缁renounce secular life and become a monk
- jiǎn剪xū须huò和yào药superior's profound care for subordinates
- jiǎn剪zhú烛xī西chuāng窗joyful reunion and intimate conversation
- tǎo讨è恶jiǎn剪bào暴fight evil, eliminate violence
- wén文shēn身jiǎn剪fā发ancient customs of tattooing and hair cutting
Questions about 剪
- What does 剪 mean in Chinese?
- 剪 (jiǎn) means “A tool used for cutting” in Chinese.
- How do you pronounce 剪?
- 剪 is pronounced jiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
- How many strokes does 剪 have?
- 剪 has 11 strokes.
- How do you write 剪?
- 剪 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 刀. See the animated stroke order on this page.
- What is the radical of 剪?
- The radical of 剪 is 刀, and 剪 is a phono-semantic compound.