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


件 jiàn	件 \| 件* \| *件	item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc	HSK 2


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


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


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


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


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


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


間 jiàn	間 \| 間* \| *間	gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent	间


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


艦 jiàn	艦 \| 艦* \| *艦	warship	舰


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


鰹 jiān	鰹 \| 鰹* \| *鰹	bonito	鲣


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


集安 Jí'ān	集安 \| 集安* \| *集安	see 集安市


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


緘 jiān	緘 \| 緘* \| *緘	letters / to close / to seal	缄


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


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


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


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


菺 jiān	菺 \| 菺* \| *菺	Althaea rosea


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


韉 jiān	韉 \| 韉* \| *韉	(bound form) saddle blanket	鞯


永新縣 Yǒngxīn Xiàn	永新縣 \| 永新縣* \| *永新縣	Yongxin, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市, Jiangxi	永新县


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


揃 jiān	揃 \| 揃* \| *揃	shear


蒹 jiān	蒹 \| 蒹* \| *蒹	reed


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


腱 jiàn	腱 \| 腱* \| *腱	tendon / sinew


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


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


戔 jiān	戔 \| 戔* \| *戔	narrow / small	戋


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


毽 jiàn	毽 \| 毽* \| *毽	shuttlecock


漸 jiān	漸 \| 漸* \| *漸	to imbue	渐


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


瞷 jiàn	瞷 \| 瞷* \| *瞷	to spy


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


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


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


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


澗 jiàn	澗 \| 澗* \| *澗	mountain stream	涧


餞 jiàn	餞 \| 餞* \| *餞	farewell dinner / preserves	饯


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


蹇 Jiǎn	蹇 \| 蹇* \| *蹇	surname Jian


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


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


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)


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


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)


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


牮 jiàn	牮 \| 牮* \| *牮	to prop up


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


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


箋 jiān	箋 \| 箋* \| *箋	letter / note-paper	笺


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


籛 Jiān	籛 \| 籛* \| *籛	surname Jian	篯


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


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


梘 jiǎn	梘 \| 梘* \| *梘	bamboo conduit / wooden peg / spout / same as 筧｜笕	枧


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


鶼 jiān	鶼 \| 鶼* \| *鶼	mythical bird with one eye and one wing / see also 鰈鶼｜鲽鹣	鹣


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


瞼 jiǎn	瞼 \| 瞼* \| *瞼	eyelid	睑


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

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