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Pinyin jiàn
Radical
Strokes
9
Definition
(double-edged) sword
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剑 (jiàn) 1. 古代的一种兵器。 [En.] An ancient type of weapon. 2. 古代的一种兵器:宝~。长~。~鞘。~术。~拔弩张(形容形势紧张,一触即发,后亦喻书法雄健)。刻舟求~。 [En.] An ancient type of weapon: precious sword. Long sword. Sword sheath. Swordplay. Tension like a drawn bow (describing a tense situation, also applied to bold calligraphy). Carving a boat to seek a sword. 3. 同本义 [En.] Same original meaning: sword; dagger; sabre. 4. 剑术 [En.] Swordplay. 5. 以剑杀人 [En.] Kill with sword. 6. 挟在胁下 [En.] Place in under axilla. 【本义】: 古代兵器。长刃两面,中间有脊,短柄 [En.] Original meaning: An ancient weapon with a long double-edged blade, a spine in the middle, and a short handle. 【造字法】: 形声。从刀,佥( qiān)声。 [En.] Character formation: phonetic, from knife, qiān as sound. 引例: 1. 《说文》:劒,人所带兵也。注:“今之匕首。” [En.] Shuowen: "Jian, a weapon carried by men." Note: "Today's dagger." 2. 《管子》:昔葛卢之山发而出金, 蚩尤受而制之为剑。 [En.] Guanzi: "Once, gold emerged from the mountain of Gelu, and Chiyou fashioned it into a sword." 3. 《礼记·曲礼》:负剑辟咡诏之。 [En.] Liji: "To bear a sword and attend to the summons." 4. 虞世南《从军行》:剑寒花不落,弓晓月逾明。 [En.] Yu Shinan: "The sword is cold, the flowers do not fall; the bow brightens under the dawn moon." 例子: 剑锷 (sword’s edge); 剑首 (sword guard, made of jade or metal, engraved with patterns); 剑气 (the light of the sword; metaphor for a person's reputation). [En.] Examples: Sword's edge; sword guard; the light of the sword; reputation of a person. 剑士 [En.] A skilled swordsman. 剑仙 [En.] A celestial being proficient in sword techniques.
chún qiāng shé jiàn
fight a battle of words / cross verbal swords
jiàn fǎ
fencing / sword-play
yī jiàn
A sword
duǎn jiàn
dagger
jiàn shù
fencing
bá jiàn
draw
jiàn fēng
Jian Feng
Jiàn qiáo
Cambridge
shén jiàn
Excalibur
jiàn qiào
sheath / scabbard
jī jiàn
fencing (sport)
jiàn shì
swordman
jiàn má
sisal hemp
wǔ jiàn
to perform a sword-dance
zhòng jiàn
épée (fencing)
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility / at daggers drawn
jiàn qì
Jian Qi
jiàn kè
fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
dāo jiàn
sword
dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ
swords, spears, two-edged swords and halberds -- all kinds of ancient weapons
jiàn jǐ
Sword halberd
jiàn xiá
knight-errant / swordsman who champions the cause of the downtrodden
cháng jiàn
yataghan / long sword / longsword / long-sword / Rapier
yǐ tiān jiàn
Heavenly Sword
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
jiàn máng
Jian Mang
kǒu mì fù jiàn
lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
Jiàn gé
Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan
齿 jiàn chǐ xiàng
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