翦 jiǎn — cut off, exterminate · English

翦

jiǎn

cut off, exterminate

At a glance · 翦

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从羽前声，形声字，本指初生的羽翅不齐，引申为剪除、削灭。隶楷作「翦」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「翦」本指剪齐，引申为剪除、消灭。

Structure

形声字，羽为意符，前为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinjiǎn

Radical羽

Strokes15

UnicodeU+7FE6

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English cut off, exterminate To cut off, prune; exterminate.

Français couper, exterminer Couper, tailler; exterminer.

Español cortar, exterminar Cortar, podar; exterminar.

العربية يقطع، يبيد يقطع أو يُبيد.

Русский отсекать, истреблять Отсекать, подрезать; истреблять.

Common words

翦jiǎncut/general
翦灭jiǎn mièexterminate

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