DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT
兼
Mandarin · pinyin jiān
Meanings
- double
- twice
- simultaneous
- holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
Characters in this entry
- 兼
- jiān · unite, combine; connect; and
Explore the spelling
Mandarin tones
1 · jian1
Compare attested words with these syllables ↗Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.
Connected dictionary
1character link69same-tone records
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.Read this spelling in Classical texts
Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gim1
Cantonese word readings for 兼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack
Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- to do two or more things simultaneously; to hold a concurrent post or role; to combine
- concurrently; simultaneously; combining; both
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) double
- to amalgamate, to merge
- to annex, to absorb
- a surname
Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack