剪

The character "剪" has 11 strokes. "剪" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "剪" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "剪" are "jiǎn" . View the stroke order of "剪">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "剪"

v.: cut off; wipe out; exterminate; annihilate; destroy completely; cut/clip (with scissors); shear; trim

n.: scissors; shears; clippers; instrument/implement shaped like scissors

• cut off : （用锋利的刀具等）去除，切掉；中断（对话；通话）；切断（供给）
• wipe out : 完全摧毁；被浪打翻, 跌下
• exterminate : v.根除；灭绝；消灭；杀
• annihilate : v.毁灭；摧毁；彻底击溃；使（亚原子粒子）湮没；湮灭
• shear : v.剪毛；断裂；切变；剪；剪割；把… 剪下
• trim : v.使整齐；整修；修饰；调整利用风力；欺骗；诈骗；怒斥；痛斥
• scissors : pl-n.剪刀；剪式的；交叉配合；交叉移动
• shears : pl-n.大剪刀
• clippers : n.钳子；（clipper的复数）

Form words with "剪"

线头剪 thread clips

折叠剪 folding scissors

烛花剪 snuffer

羊毛剪 clippers

削发剪 barber's thinning scissors; thinning shears

斜剪 cut (cloth) on the bias

平头剪 snips

剪影片 silhouette film

旅行剪 folding scissors

Example phrases using "剪"

• 他背剪双手, 在一边看热闹。

  He stood on the side and watched with his hands crossed behind his back.

• 那小偷双手背剪给抓走了。

  The thief was taken away with his hands trussed behind him.

• 给木偶粘上纸剪的眼睛和鼻子。

  Stick paper shapes on for the puppet's eyes and nose.

• 他从大学一回来就剪了头发。

  He had his hair cut as soon as he got back from varsity.

• 她又将头发剪了一下，以使发梢齐平。

  [with obj.]she cut the hair again to even up the ends.

• 我把他的头发好好剪了一番。

  I gave him a full clip.

• 你多长时间剪一次头发？

  How often do you have your hair cut?

• 树篱长得歪斜时斜剪。

  The hedge grew at a slant

• 这次剪的短发使她的头发有了一种新的飘动。

  This short cut gave her hair new movement and swing.

• 用剪马口铁的平头剪。

  Use tin snips.