| 剪 | 1069A20 80.50 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄐㄧㄢˇ [jian3] | ||
| N. | Scissors: 剪刀 ditto; 指甲剪 (finger) nail-clippers; 燭剪 candle snuffers. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) V.i., to cut, divide, separate, lop off: 剪短 to trim; 剪髮 haircut; 剪開 cut open, sever; 剪綵 [jian3cai3], 剪影 [jian3ying3]↓; 剪接 splice films. (2) Annihilate, destroy completely: 剪除 [jian3chu2], 剪滅 [jian3mie4]↓; 剪草除根 (lit. & fig.) uproot, eradicate. (3) V.i., tie hands together. | |||||
| Words | 1. 剪報 [jian3bao4], n., newspaper clippings. 2. 剪除 [jian3chu2], v.t., wipe out, exterminate. 3. 剪刀 [jian3dao1], n., scissors. 4. 剪伐 [jian3fa2], v.t., (AC) (of trees) to prune or cut, lop off (branches). 5. 剪拂 [jian3fu2], v.t., (1) to purge off, cleanse, wash away; (2) (MC underworld sl.) greet with a deep bow. 6. 剪剪 [jian2jian3], adj., (AC) (1) narrow-minded, bigoted, prejudiced; (2) (of wind) cutting, chilly, piercing. 7. 剪徑 [jian3jing4], v.i., (of robbers) hold up travellers. 8. 剪綹 [jian2liu3], v.i., pick a person's pocket; v.i., n., a pickpocket. 9. 剪滅 [jian3mie4], v.t., annihilate, exterminate. 10. 剪綵 [jian2cai3], v.i. & n., ribbon-cutting ceremony. 11. 剪裁 [jian3cai2], v.i., (1) (tailoring) cut cloth to make dress or suit; (2) (of litr. works) polish, refine, cut out superfluous words and phrases. 12. 剪子 [jian3zi0], n., scissors. 13. 剪影 [jian2ying3], n., (1) silhouette; (2) a cross-section, a sketch. | |||||