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剪 = 前 + 刀

剪 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “scissors”. It is built from 前 (in front) and 刀 (knife). It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
scissors
Pinyin (Mandarin)
jiǎn
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
ножницы
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
剪 pruning

Decomposition

ids

  1. 前 in front
  2. 刀 knife

Characters that contain 剪

How to find 剪 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “in front” + “knife”. 剪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 剪 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.