剑(jiàn): double-edged sword
double-edged sword
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Meaning
- double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 6
- Traditional
- 劍
Origin & structure
Where 剑 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 剑 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 剑
Common words using 剑 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an…
Open 刻舟求剑 page →(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
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