剪jiǎn
to cut with scissors. 11 strokes, radical 刀, first met in HSK 5.
What 剪 is made of
前 (qián, in front) and 刀 (dāo, knife).
刀 carries the meaning — knife — and 前 carries the sound.
How to write 剪
Strokes 1–9 write 前, then strokes 10–11 write 刀.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 剪
Words that use 剪
| 剪 | to cut with scissors 指用工具把东西截断 工匠仔细剪去多余的布料。The craftsman carefully cut away the excess fabric. Lesson 440, 匠心筑物 · 笃志筑业与工巧开新 · Steadfast Craftsmanship & Grand Architecture |
| 剪刀 | scissors 指两刃交叉用来裁剪的工具 工匠用传统剪刀裁切隔热布料。The craftsman cut the insulating fabric with traditional scissors. Lesson 440, 匠心筑物 · 笃志筑业与工巧开新 · Steadfast Craftsmanship & Grand Architecture |
| 剪子 | scissors, shears (colloquial) 指民间常用的裁剪工具 他拿起精巧的剪子修剪模型。He picked up delicate shears to trim the model. Lesson 440, 匠心筑物 · 笃志筑业与工巧开新 · Steadfast Craftsmanship & Grand Architecture |
Characters that share the sound part 前
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 刀
All 6 of them, and what the radical means, on the 刀 radical page.