jiān

box

Senses

/ 緘 jiān variants: 椷 to seal

(bound form) to seal; to close; to keep silent as in 缄口 jiān​kǒu or 缄默 jiān​mò; to seal a letter (often used on envelopes following the sender's name)

/ 緘 jiān variants: 椷 letter

(bound form) a letter or piece of correspondence

jiān wooden box

(literary) a wooden container or box

jiān letter

(literary) a letter or written correspondence; used interchangeably with jiān

jiān seal up

to close or seal; specifically used for sealing a letter (often following the sender's name on an envelope)

References

same_as 椷/椷 缄/緘