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剪

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn#

(bound form) scissors or similar tool
to cut as with scissors
(bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate
to edit (video, audio etc)

Mandarin · pinyin Jiǎn#

surname Jian

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剪: jiǎn · scissors; cut, divide, separate

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3 · jian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zin2

Cantonese word readings for 剪. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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to cut (paper, etc.)

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