jiǎn

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Verb

Definition

  1. surname Jian
  2. (bound form) scissors or similar tool
  3. to cut as with scissors
  4. (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate
  5. to edit (video, audio etc)

Stroke order

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Example

我想去剪頭髮。

I want to get a haircut.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).