剪

Jian3
#2,222 most
frequent character
surname Jian

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

剪 jiǎn joins 前 qián, which echoes the rhyme and was its older form, with 刀, a knife. The knife fits the first sense, 'to cut off,' which grew to 'scissors' and 'to cut, clip.'

剪 as a component in other characters

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剪jiǎn
cut, clip, trim, wipe out, scissors

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