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Keyword
box
  • to seal
  • to close
  • to bind
  • a letter
Frequency
#3727
Strokes
12
Readings
jiān
Mnemonic
纟 (silk) gives the meaning and 咸 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
纟silk咸all
Used in vocabulary
缄默jiānmò
to keep silent
缄jiān
(wooden) box; cup; letter; letters; to close; to seal
三缄其口sānjiānqíkǒu
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it; tight-lipped