Keyword
sword
- dagger
- saber
- Frequency
- #1538
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
刂 (knife) gives the meaning and 佥 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
剑
double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
宝剑
(double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one)
剑桥
Cambridge
剑桥大学
University of Cambridge
刀剑
sword
剑术
swordsmanship
击剑
fencing (sport)
剑法
fencing; sword-play
利剑
sharp sword
剑客
swordsman
剑拔弩张
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
剑道
kendō (sports)
佩剑
sword; (fencing) saber
重剑
épée (fencing)
短剑
dagger
尚方宝剑
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
花剑
foil (fencing)
双刃剑
double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
剑龙
stegosaurus
剑齿虎
saber-toothed tiger
木剑
wooden sword
剑柄
sword hilt
剑川县
Jianchuan, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州 (DàlǐBáizúZìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
唇枪舌剑
(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange