Keyword
scissors
- to cut
- to divide
- to separate
- Frequency
- #1901
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
jiǎn
Mnemonic
刀 (knife) gives the meaning and 前 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
剪
(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate; to edit (video, audio etc)
剪辑
to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version
剪刀
scissors
修剪
to prune; to trim
剪纸
papercutting (Chinese folk art); to make paper cutouts
剪掉
to cut off; to cut away; to trim
剪影
paper-cut silhouette; outline; sketch
裁剪
to cut out
剪接
to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); (genetics) to splice
剪切
to cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear; (geology) shear; (computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste")
剪裁
to tailor (clothes); to trim (expenditure)
剪彩
to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
剪断
to cut; to snip
剪子
clippers; scissors; shears
剪头发
(to get a) haircut
剪报
newspaper cutting; clippings
删剪
to cut (from a movie etc); to censor
剪除
to eradicate; to exterminate
剪成
cut into
剪头
to get a haircut; to give sb a haircut
剪贴板
(computing) clipboard
剪刀手
V sign (hand gesture)
剪枝
to prune (branches etc)
剪刀差
(economics) price scissors