Read Edit View history Discussion 劍 jiàn HSK6 sword Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 僉 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas jiàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 剑 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 劍 Simp strokes 劍 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint 刂 is a component form of 刀. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 劍 Simp strokes 劍 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 劍 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 348, 823 ], [ 367, 806 ], [ 380, 776 ], [ 312, 652 ], [ 244, 560 ], [ 187, 501 ], [ 109, 437 ], [ 78, 416 ], [ 63, 413 ], [ 60, 406 ] ], [ [ 397, 724 ], [ 413, 726 ], [ 511, 680 ], [ 540, 657 ], [ 555, 633 ] ], [ [ 290, 538 ], [ 327, 536 ], [ 452, 571 ], [ 474, 570 ] ], [ [ 147, 417 ], [ 174, 389 ], [ 197, 274 ] ], [ [ 184, 416 ], [ 213, 415 ], [ 269, 436 ], [ 282, 435 ], [ 302, 420 ], [ 304, 406 ], [ 291, 350 ], [ 272, 334 ] ], [ [ 211, 290 ], [ 222, 299 ], [ 261, 311 ], [ 321, 311 ] ], [ [ 355, 458 ], [ 381, 429 ], [ 401, 318 ] ], [ [ 397, 455 ], [ 409, 449 ], [ 476, 470 ], [ 509, 468 ], [ 523, 451 ], [ 506, 394 ], [ 491, 388 ] ], [ [ 417, 334 ], [ 432, 346 ], [ 472, 356 ], [ 532, 354 ] ], [ [ 236, 277 ], [ 252, 265 ], [ 258, 252 ], [ 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346 541 354 Q 541 361 524 370 L 482 377 Q 476 377 473 375 Q 439 363 411 356 C 382 349 382 324 412 326 Z", "M 250 178 Q 272 215 294 246 Q 303 256 291 268 Q 266 290 254 291 C 227 300 227 300 227 285 Q 227 180 140 91 Q 116 69 105 54 Q 98 41 110 45 Q 126 48 147 64 Q 205 109 241 163 L 250 178 Z", "M 241 163 Q 244 156 260 138 Q 275 122 291 100 Q 300 90 312 88 Q 319 87 325 97 Q 331 107 326 131 Q 325 144 304 157 Q 259 181 250 178 C 234 177 234 177 241 163 Z", "M 455 223 Q 486 280 489 282 Q 495 294 491 300 Q 485 310 464 310 Q 440 311 432 307 Q 426 304 427 293 Q 431 244 353 127 Q 340 111 360 119 Q 400 137 444 205 L 455 223 Z", "M 444 205 Q 483 166 529 111 Q 541 95 552 92 Q 559 91 565 98 Q 575 108 566 142 Q 557 184 455 223 C 427 234 423 226 444 205 Z", "M 603 590 Q 636 545 622 380 Q 610 323 630 287 Q 631 284 634 279 Q 644 263 655 276 Q 673 298 674 400 Q 674 517 688 551 Q 695 566 683 578 Q 664 591 630 608 Q 617 614 606 607 Q 599 603 603 590 Z", "M 779 724 Q 783 687 785 123 Q 785 99 772 90 Q 771 90 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140 422 Q 136 418 142 405 Q 161 368 174 304 Q 175 285 187 273 Q 200 257 205 268 Q 206 275 208 283 L 207 309 Q 197 381 195 397 C 193 410 193 410 176 418 Z", "M 308 329 Q 320 386 337 404 Q 353 426 334 437 Q 318 446 294 458 Q 278 465 263 456 Q 247 443 225 434 Q 204 427 176 418 C 147 409 166 390 195 397 Q 201 398 208 401 Q 233 408 254 413 Q 269 417 272 411 Q 278 407 274 382 Q 270 357 265 328 C 260 298 302 300 308 329 Z", "M 254 291 Q 276 297 321 303 Q 328 304 329 312 Q 329 318 308 329 C 294 337 294 337 265 328 Q 231 318 207 309 C 179 299 178 282 208 283 Q 214 283 227 285 L 254 291 Z", "M 388 457 Q 379 461 361 464 Q 351 467 348 463 Q 344 459 350 445 Q 368 408 379 348 Q 380 329 391 317 Q 404 301 409 312 Q 410 318 412 326 L 411 356 Q 404 417 403 435 C 402 452 402 452 388 457 Z", "M 524 370 Q 539 424 555 439 Q 574 460 554 472 Q 538 481 515 495 Q 500 502 458 479 Q 425 467 388 457 C 359 449 374 429 403 435 Q 436 442 471 451 Q 487 455 491 448 Q 494 445 482 377 C 477 347 516 341 524 370 Z", "M 412 326 Q 418 326 425 328 Q 459 337 531 345 Q 540 346 541 354 Q 541 361 524 370 L 482 377 Q 476 377 473 375 Q 439 363 411 356 C 382 349 382 324 412 326 Z", "M 250 178 Q 272 215 294 246 Q 303 256 291 268 Q 266 290 254 291 C 227 300 227 300 227 285 Q 227 180 140 91 Q 116 69 105 54 Q 98 41 110 45 Q 126 48 147 64 Q 205 109 241 163 L 250 178 Z", "M 241 163 Q 244 156 260 138 Q 275 122 291 100 Q 300 90 312 88 Q 319 87 325 97 Q 331 107 326 131 Q 325 144 304 157 Q 259 181 250 178 C 234 177 234 177 241 163 Z", "M 455 223 Q 486 280 489 282 Q 495 294 491 300 Q 485 310 464 310 Q 440 311 432 307 Q 426 304 427 293 Q 431 244 353 127 Q 340 111 360 119 Q 400 137 444 205 L 455 223 Z", "M 444 205 Q 483 166 529 111 Q 541 95 552 92 Q 559 91 565 98 Q 575 108 566 142 Q 557 184 455 223 C 427 234 423 226 444 205 Z", "M 603 590 Q 636 545 622 380 Q 610 323 630 287 Q 631 284 634 279 Q 644 263 655 276 Q 673 298 674 400 Q 674 517 688 551 Q 695 566 683 578 Q 664 591 630 608 Q 617 614 606 607 Q 599 603 603 590 Z", "M 779 724 Q 783 687 785 123 Q 785 99 772 90 Q 771 90 703 94 Q 669 107 671 96 Q 672 89 694 73 Q 755 21 772 -9 Q 790 -43 805 -44 Q 821 -45 836 -8 Q 855 41 853 121 Q 834 365 838 609 Q 841 703 855 753 Q 873 787 812 809 Q 775 828 755 821 Q 736 814 753 789 Q 777 761 779 724 Z" ] } 15 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.