Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 剪


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Meaning

to cut (with scissors), shears, to trim

Pronunciation

jiǎn

Explanation

Top: front (Where from the sheep's head, meat / is cut, is the front), bottom: sword

Mnemonic

At the front your knife should start when shearing (a sheep).

Radicals

front
knife, sword(variantes are: blade and 刅)
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Vocabulary

修剪 xiū jiǎn to prune; to trim
剪刀 jiǎn dāo scissors
剪切 jiǎn qiē to shear; shearing (force)


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