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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
件 jiàn	件 \| 件* \| *件	item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc	HSK 2


见 jiàn	见 \| 见* \| *见	to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view	見 HSK 1


尖 jiān	尖 \| 尖* \| *尖	pointed; tapering; sharp / (of a sound) shrill; piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point; tip / the best of sth; the cream of the crop	HSK 6


剑 jiàn	剑 \| 剑* \| *剑	double-edged sword / CL: 口, 把 / classifier for blows of a sword	劍 HSK 6


键 jiàn	键 \| 键* \| *键	key (on a piano or computer keyboard) / button (on a mouse or other device) / chemical bond / linchpin	鍵 HSK 5


减 jiǎn	减 \| 减* \| *减	to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish	減 HSK 4


兼 jiān	兼 \| 兼* \| *兼	double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time	HSK 7-9


剪 jiǎn	剪 \| 剪* \| *剪	(bound form) scissors or similar tool / to cut as with scissors / (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate / to edit (video, audio etc)	HSK 5


建 jiàn	建 \| 建* \| *建	to establish / to found / to set up / to build / to construct	HSK 3


捡 jiǎn	捡 \| 捡* \| *捡	to pick up; to collect; to gather	撿 HSK 6


肩 jiān	肩 \| 肩* \| *肩	shoulder / to shoulder (responsibilities etc)	HSK 5


间 jiān	间 \| 间* \| *间	between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms	間 HSK 1


安福县 Ānfú Xiàn	安福县 \| 安福县* \| *安福县	Anfu, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	安福縣


僣 jiàn	僣 \| 僣* \| *僣	to overstep one's authority / to usurp


坚 jiān	坚 \| 坚* \| *坚	strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute	堅


箭 jiàn	箭 \| 箭* \| *箭	arrow / CL: 支	HSK 6


煎 jiān	煎 \| 煎* \| *煎	to pan fry / to sauté	HSK 7-9


贱 jiàn	贱 \| 贱* \| *贱	inexpensive / lowly / despicable / (bound form) (humble) my	賤 HSK 7-9


健 jiàn	健 \| 健* \| *健	healthy / to invigorate / to strengthen / to be good at / to be strong in


拣 jiǎn	拣 \| 拣* \| *拣	to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up	揀 HSK 7-9


杨坚 Yáng Jiān	杨坚 \| 杨坚* \| *杨坚	first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604	楊堅


越王勾践 Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn	越王勾践 \| 越王勾践* \| *越王勾践	King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸	越王勾踐


西施 Xīshī	西施 \| 西施* \| *西施	Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian 勾踐｜勾践 of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu


溅 jiàn	溅 \| 溅* \| *溅	to splash	濺 HSK 7-9


剪 Jiǎn	剪 \| 剪* \| *剪	surname Jian


吉安 Jí'ān	吉安 \| 吉安* \| *吉安	see 吉安市 / see 吉安縣｜吉安县 / see 吉安鄉｜吉安乡


囝 jiǎn	囝 \| 囝* \| *囝	child


俭 jiǎn	俭 \| 俭* \| *俭	(bound form) frugal; thrifty	儉


吉水县 Jíshuǐ Xiàn	吉水县 \| 吉水县* \| *吉水县	Jishui, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	吉水縣


集安 Jí'ān	集安 \| 集安* \| *集安	see 集安市


浅 jiān	浅 \| 浅* \| *浅	sound of moving water	淺


鉴 jiàn	鉴 \| 鉴* \| *鉴	bronze mirror (used in ancient times) / to reflect / to mirror / sth that serves as a warning or a lesson / to examine / to scrutinize	鑑


泰和县 Tàihé Xiàn	泰和县 \| 泰和县* \| *泰和县	Taihe, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	泰和縣


鳒 jiān	鳒 \| 鳒* \| *鳒	flounder / flatfish	鰜


剑 jiàn	剑 \| 剑* \| *剑	variant of 劍｜剑	劒 HSK 6


崔健 Cuī Jiàn	崔健 \| 崔健* \| *崔健	Cui Jian (1961-), father of Chinese rock music


积案 jī'àn	积案 \| 积案* \| *积案	long pending case	積案


菺 jiān	菺 \| 菺* \| *菺	Althaea rosea


春秋五霸 Chūnqiū Wǔbà	春秋五霸 \| 春秋五霸* \| *春秋五霸	the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公｜齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公｜晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王｜楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭｜吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐｜越王勾践


舰 jiàn	舰 \| 舰* \| *舰	warship	艦


熸 jiān	熸 \| 熸* \| *熸	to extinguish (of fire)


吉安市 Jí'ān Shì	吉安市 \| 吉安市* \| *吉安市	Ji'an, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省


缣 jiān	缣 \| 缣* \| *缣	thick waterproof silk	縑


井冈山市 Jǐnggāngshān Shì	井冈山市 \| 井冈山市* \| *井冈山市	Jinggangshan, a county-level city in Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	井岡山市


孙坚 Sūn Jiān	孙坚 \| 孙坚* \| *孙坚	Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms	孫堅


简 jiǎn	简 \| 简* \| *简	simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old)	簡


万安县 Wàn'ān Xiàn	万安县 \| 万安县* \| *万安县	Wan'an, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	萬安縣


揃 jiān	揃 \| 揃* \| *揃	shear


碱 jiǎn	碱 \| 碱* \| *碱	(chemistry) base; alkali; soda	鹼


践 jiàn	践 \| 践* \| *践	to fulfill (a promise) / to tread / to walk	踐


渐 jiān	渐 \| 渐* \| *渐	to imbue	漸


渐 jiàn	渐 \| 渐* \| *渐	gradual / gradually	漸


蒹 jiān	蒹 \| 蒹* \| *蒹	reed


荐 jiàn	荐 \| 荐* \| *荐	to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat	薦


吉安县 Jí'ān Xiàn	吉安县 \| 吉安县* \| *吉安县	Ji'an, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	吉安縣


腱 jiàn	腱 \| 腱* \| *腱	tendon / sinew


裥 jiǎn	裥 \| 裥* \| *裥	(dialect) fold or pleat (in clothing)	襉


豜 jiān	豜 \| 豜* \| *豜	fully grown pig / 3-year old pig


几案 jī'àn	几案 \| 几案* \| *几案	long narrow table


吉州区 Jízhōuqū	吉州区 \| 吉州区* \| *吉州区	Jizhou district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi	吉州區


新干县 Xīngàn Xiàn	新干县 \| 新干县* \| *新干县	Xingan, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	新幹縣


篯 Jiān	篯 \| 篯* \| *篯	surname Jian	籛


毽 jiàn	毽 \| 毽* \| *毽	shuttlecock


监 jiān	监 \| 监* \| *监	to supervise / to inspect / jail / prison	監


监 jiàn	监 \| 监* \| *监	(bound form) supervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China)	監


瞷 jiàn	瞷 \| 瞷* \| *瞷	to spy


勾践 Gōu Jiàn	勾践 \| 勾践* \| *勾践	King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸	勾踐


峡江县 Xiájiāng Xiàn	峡江县 \| 峡江县* \| *峡江县	Xiajiang, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	峽江縣


戬 jiǎn	戬 \| 戬* \| *戬	carry to the utmost / to cut	戩


艰 jiān	艰 \| 艰* \| *艰	difficult / hard / hardship	艱


吉安乡 Jí'ānxiāng	吉安乡 \| 吉安乡* \| *吉安乡	Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣｜花莲县, east Taiwan	吉安鄉


建瓯市 Jiàn'ōu Shì	建瓯市 \| 建瓯市* \| *建瓯市	Jian'ou, a county-level city in Nanping City 南平市, Fujian	建甌市


湔 jiān	湔 \| 湔* \| *湔	to wash / to redress (a wrong) / name of a river


笕 jiǎn	笕 \| 笕* \| *笕	bamboo conduit / water pipe of bamboo	筧


集安市 Jí'ān Shì	集安市 \| 集安市* \| *集安市	Ji'an, a county-level city in Tonghua City 通化市, Jilin


青原区 Qīngyuán Qū	青原区 \| 青原区* \| *青原区	Qingyuan, a district of Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	青原區


蹇 Jiǎn	蹇 \| 蹇* \| *蹇	surname Jian


蹇 jiǎn	蹇 \| 蹇* \| *蹇	lame / cripple / unfortunate / slow / difficult / nag (inferior horse) / donkey / lame horse


搛 jiān	搛 \| 搛* \| *搛	to pick up with chopsticks


犍 jiān	犍 \| 犍* \| *犍	bullock / castrated bull / to castrate livestock


珔 jiàn	珔 \| 珔* \| *珔	(jade)


谫 jiǎn	谫 \| 谫* \| *谫	shallow / superficial	謭


锏 jiǎn	锏 \| 锏* \| *锏	ancient weapon like a long solid metal truncheon	鐧


俴 jiàn	俴 \| 俴* \| *俴	short / shallow / thin plate


楗 jiàn	楗 \| 楗* \| *楗	material (such as rocks, earth, bamboo etc) used to hastily repair a dike / (literary) door bar (vertical bar used to prevent the horizontal movement of a door bolt)


牮 jiàn	牮 \| 牮* \| *牮	to prop up


睑 jiǎn	睑 \| 睑* \| *睑	eyelid	瞼


鑯 jiān	鑯 \| 鑯* \| *鑯	awl / sharp iron point


靬 jiān	靬 \| 靬* \| *靬	see 犂靬, Han dynasty name for countries in far West


洊 jiàn	洊 \| 洊* \| *洊	flowing water / successive


遂川县 Suìchuān Xiàn	遂川县 \| 遂川县* \| *遂川县	Suichuan, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	遂川縣


奸 jiān	奸 \| 奸* \| *奸	to fornicate / to defile / adultery / rape	姦


槛 jiàn	槛 \| 槛* \| *槛	banister / balustrade / cage for animal or prisoner / to transport caged prisoner on a cart	檻


苻坚 Fú Jiān	苻坚 \| 苻坚* \| *苻坚	Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦, reigning from 357-385	苻堅


僭 jiàn	僭 \| 僭* \| *僭	(bound form) to overstep one's authority


趼 jiǎn	趼 \| 趼* \| *趼	(bound form) callus


謇 jiǎn	謇 \| 謇* \| *謇	to speak out boldly


检 jiǎn	检 \| 检* \| *检	to check / to examine / to inspect / to exercise restraint	檢


歼 jiān	歼 \| 歼* \| *歼	to annihilate / abbr. for 殲擊機｜歼击机, fighter plane	殲


王粲 Wáng Càn	王粲 \| 王粲* \| *王粲	Wang Can (177-217), poet, generally regarded as the most brilliant of "the seven masters of Jian'an" 建安

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