剪

剪 U+526A, 剪 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-526A ← 剩 [U+5269] CJK Unified Ideographs 剫 → [U+526B]

Translingual

Han character

剪 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 廿月弓竹 (TBNH), four-corner 8022₇, composition ⿱前刀)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 142, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2088
• Dae Jaweon: page 322, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 347, character 9
• Unihan data for U+526A

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Chinese

trad.		剪
simp. #		剪
alternative forms		前 𣦃 翦

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (前) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
媊	*ʔslel, *ʔslenʔ
煎	*ʔslen, *ʔslens
湔	*ʔslen, *ʔslens, *ʔsleːn, *zleːn
鬋	*ʔslen, *ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens
剪	*ʔslenʔ
翦	*ʔslenʔ
譾	*ʔslenʔ
揃	*ʔslenʔ
箭	*ʔslens
葥	*ʔslens
前	*zleːn
騚	*zleːn
歬	*zleːn

Originally 𣦃 or 前, a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔslenʔ) : phonetic 歬 (OC *zleːn) + semantic 刀 (“knife”). Since 前 has replaced 歬, an additional 刀 has been added.

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 剪

1. to cut (paper, etc.)

   剪草機／剪草机  ―  jiǎncǎojī  ―  lawnmower (lit. grass-cutting machine)

   剪刀  ―  jiǎndāo  ―  scissors (lit. cutting knife)

   剪指甲  ―  jiǎn zhǐjia  ―  to cut one's nails

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 剪 (“to cut with scissors, etc.”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		剪
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鉸
	Taiwan	剪
	Chengde	剪
	Chifeng	剪, 鉸
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	鉸
	Heihe	剪, 鉸
	Qiqihar	剪, 鉸
	Harbin	剪, 鉸
	Jiamusi	剪, 鉸
	Baicheng	鉸
	Changchun	鉸
	Tonghua	鉸
	Shenyang	剪, 鉸
	Jinzhou	剪, 鉸
	Malaysia	剪
	Singapore	剪
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	鉸
	Tangshan	剪, 鉸
	Cangzhou	鉸
	Baoding	鉸
	Shijiazhuang	鉸
	Lijin	鉸
	Jinan	剪, 鉸
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	鉸
	Dandong	剪, 鉸
	Yantai	鉸
	Yantai (Muping)	鉸
	Qingdao	鉸
	Zhucheng	剪, 鉸
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	剪
	Jining	鉸
	Wanrong	剪
	Linfen	剪
	Shangqiu	剪, 鉸
	Yuanyang	剪, 鉸
	Zhengzhou	鉸
	Xinyang	鉸
	Baihe	剪, 鉸
	Xi'an	剪, 鉸
	Baoji	鉸
	Tianshui	剪
	Xining	鉸
	Xuzhou	剪
	Fuyang	鉸
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	鉸
	Lanzhou	剪
	Dunhuang	鉸
	Hami	鉸
	Ürümqi	鉸
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鉸, 剪
	Nanchong	剪
	Dazhou	剪
	Hanyuan	剪
	Xichang	剪
	Zigong	剪
	Chongqing	剪
	Wuhan	剪, 鉸, 夾
	Yichang	剪
	Xiangyang	剪
	Tianmen	剪
	Guiyang	剪, 夾
	Zunyi	剪
	Bijie	剪, 夾
	Liping	剪
	Zhaotong	夾
	Dali	剪
	Kunming	剪
	Mengzi	夾
	Guilin	剪
	Liuzhou	剪
	Jishou	剪
	Changde	剪
	Hanzhong	剪, 鉸
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	剪
	Yangzhou	剪
	Lianyungang	剪, 鉸
	Lianshui	剪
	Nantong	剪
	Anqing	剪
	Wuhu	剪
	Hefei	剪
	Hong'an	剪
Cantonese	Guangzhou	剪
	Hong Kong	剪
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	剪
	Macau	剪
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	剪
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	剪
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	剪
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	剪
	Foshan	剪
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	剪
	Foshan (Shunde)	剪
	Foshan (Sanshui)	剪
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	剪
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	剪
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	剪
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	剪
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	剪
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	剪
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	剪
	Taishan	剪
	Kaiping (Chikan)	剪
	Enping (Niujiang)	剪
	Heshan (Yayao)	剪
	Dongguan	剪
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	剪
	Yangjiang	剪
	Singapore (Guangfu)	剪
Gan	Nanchang	剪
	Lichuan	剪, 鉸
Hakka	Meixian	剪
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	剪
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	剪
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	剪
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	剪
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	剪
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	剪
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	剪
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	剪
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	剪
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	剪
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	剪
Huizhou	Jixi	鉸, 剪
	Shexian	剪
Jin	Taiyuan	鉸
	Yangyuan	剪, 鉸
	Datong	鉸
	Xinzhou	鉸
	Lüliang (Lishi)	鉸
	Changzhi	鉸
	Linhe	鉸
	Jining	剪
	Hohhot	鉸
	Erenhot	鉸
	Pingshan	鉸
	Zhangjiakou	鉸
	Handan	剪, 鉸
	Linzhou	鉸
	Suide	鉸
Northern Min	Jian'ou	剪, 鉸
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鉸, 剪
Southern Min	Xiamen	鉸, 剪
	Quanzhou	鉸, 剪
	Zhangzhou	鉸, 剪
	Taipei	鉸
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	剪, 鉸
	Kaohsiung	剪, 鉸
	Yilan	剪, 鉸
	Changhua (Lukang)	鉸
	Taichung	鉸
	Taichung (Wuqi)	鉸
	Tainan	剪, 鉸
	Taitung	鉸
	Hsinchu	鉸, 剪
	Kinmen	鉸, 剪, 攆
	Penghu (Magong)	鉸
	Penang (Hokkien)	鉸
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鉸
	Manila (Hokkien)	剪, 鉸, 攆
	Chaozhou	鉸
	Singapore (Teochew)	鉸
	Leizhou	鉸
	Haikou	鉸
	Singapore (Hainanese)	鉸
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	剪
Wu	Shanghai	剪
	Suzhou	剪
	Danyang	剪
	Wenzhou	鐯
	Jinhua	剪
Xiang	Changsha	剪
	Shuangfeng	剪

See also

• 切 (qiē, “to slice”)

References

• “剪”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

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Japanese

Kanji

剪

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): せん (sen)
• Kun: きる (kiru, 剪る)

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Korean

Hanja

剪 (eum 전 (jeon))

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Vietnamese

Han character

剪: Hán Nôm readings: tiện, tiễn

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