缄
jiān

seal

Senses

缄/ 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)

缄/ 緘 jiān variants: 椷 letter

(bound form) a letter or piece of correspondence

缄/ 緘 jiān [for letters]

(literary) measure word for letters or pieces of mail

缄/ 緘 jiān rope

(literary) ropes or cords used to bind a chest or trunk

缄/ 緘 jiān to bind

(literary) to tie up; to bind with ropes or cords

References

same_as 椷/椷 → 缄/緘