Read Edit View history 劒 jiàn HSK6 sword Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents ← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Dec 24, 2021, 06:41 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Dec 24, 2021, 06:41 PM verify Changed fields: hint, isVerified Variant of 劍. Character Evolution Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC Seal Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Clerical Qin 221-206 BC ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations Middle ChineseOld ChineseZhengzhangkamsUnicodegi(u)æ̀m 說文解字 《說文》：“劒，人所帶兵也。从刃，僉聲。劍，籀文劒从刀。” Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang Historical images Academia Sinica Etymology Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
