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IDENTITY

jiànsword

HSK 4Top 950

CORE MEANING

sword

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.swordHSK4

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
knife radical (dāo)
strokes
9
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰佥刂
    • gives the sound jiàn
    • blade

USAGE

Common words

宝剑bǎojiàntreasured sword
剑术jiànshùswordsmanship

Graded examples

  • 他喜欢看武侠电影里的剑客。Tā xǐhuan kàn wǔxiá diànyǐng lǐ de jiànkè.HSK5

    He likes watching swordsmen in martial arts movies.

RELATIONS

In these chengyu

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A blade (刂) all (佥) metal — the sword. (From 劍.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#950
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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