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Meaning of 剑

Pinyin jiàn

Radical

刂

Strokes

Definition

(double-edged) sword

Usage

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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.

唇枪舌剑 chún qiāng shé jiàn

fight a battle of words / cross verbal swords

剑法 jiàn fǎ

fencing / sword-play

一剑 yī jiàn

A sword

短剑 duǎn jiàn

dagger

剑术 jiàn shù

fencing

拔剑 bá jiàn

draw

剑锋 jiàn fēng

Jian Feng

剑桥 Jiàn qiáo

Cambridge

神剑 shén jiàn

Excalibur

剑鞘 jiàn qiào

sheath / scabbard

击剑 jī jiàn

fencing (sport)

剑士 jiàn shì

swordman

剑麻 jiàn má

sisal hemp

舞剑 wǔ jiàn

to perform a sword-dance

重剑 zhòng jiàn

épée (fencing)

剑拔弩张 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng

lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility / at daggers drawn

剑气 jiàn qì

Jian Qi

剑客 jiàn kè

fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)

刀剑 dāo jiàn

sword

刀枪剑戟 dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ

swords, spears, two-edged swords and halberds -- all kinds of ancient weapons

剑戟 jiàn jǐ

Sword halberd

剑侠 jiàn xiá

knight-errant / swordsman who champions the cause of the downtrodden

长剑 cháng jiàn

yataghan / long sword / longsword / long-sword / Rapier

倚天剑 yǐ tiān jiàn

Heavenly Sword

刻舟求剑 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

剑芒 jiàn máng

Jian Mang

口蜜腹剑 kǒu mì fù jiàn

lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous

剑阁 Jiàn gé

Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan

剑齿象 jiàn chǐ xiàng

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