剪
HSK 5freq #3012
Meanings
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- 1.(bound form) scissors or similar tool
- 2.to cut as with scissors
- 3.(bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate
- 4.to edit (video, audio etc)
- 1.surname Jian
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Wiktionary
- 1.to cut (paper, etc.)
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Etymology
Originally 𣦃 and then stylized into 前, a phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔslenʔ): phonetic 歬 (OC *zleːn) + semantic 刀 (“knife”). Since 前 has replaced 歬, an additional 刀 has been added.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
湯姆剪了什麼？
What did Tom cut?
你在哪裡剪頭髮？
Where did you get your hair cut?
这把剪刀剪不好。
These scissors don't cut well.
我把我的頭髮剪了。
I got my hair cut.
你最好立刻剪頭髮。
You'd better have your hair cut at once.
他一个月剪三次头发。
He gets a haircut three times a month.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Related words
剪刀 scissors剪彩 to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)剪子 clippers剪头 to get a haircut; to give sb a haircut剪纸 papercutting (Chinese folk art)剪接 to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc)剪片 to edit a film or video剪枝 to prune (branches etc)剪切 to cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear剪断 to cut修剪 to prune粗剪 (cinema) rough cut