# 剪

| 剪 | U+526A, &#21098; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-526A |
| ← 剩 [U+5269] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 剫 → [U+526B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

剪 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 廿月弓竹 (TBNH), four-corner 8022$_7$, composition ⿱前刀)

#### Derived characters

* 彅, 㨵, 𪷇, 謭(谫), 𩌵, 𥲫

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 142, character 13
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2088
* Dae Jaweon: page 322, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 347, character 9
* Unihan data for U+526A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 媊 | *ʔslel, *ʔslenʔ |
| 煎 | *ʔslen, *ʔslens |
| 湔 | *ʔslen, *ʔslens, *ʔsleːn, *zleːn |
| 鬋 | *ʔslen, *ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens |
| 剪 | *ʔslenʔ |
| 翦 | *ʔslenʔ |
| 譾 | *ʔslenʔ |
| 揃 | *ʔslenʔ |
| 箭 | *ʔslens |
| 葥 | *ʔslens |
| 前 | *zleːn |
| 騚 | *zleːn |
| 歬 | *zleːn |
Originally 𣦃 and then stylized into 前, a phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔslenʔ): phonetic 歬 (OC *zleːn) + semantic 刀 (“knife”). Since 前 has replaced 歬, an additional 刀 has been added.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiǎn (jian$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jian$^3$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): jiàn
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): ziěn
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zin$^2$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): zin$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): den$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): jien$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chién
    (Hailu, HRS): zien$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): jiên$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): jie$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): cǎing
* Eastern Min (BUC): cēng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zieng$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chián
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ziang$^2$ / ziêng$^2$ / zoin$^2$ / zain$^2$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): jieng$^2$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): zin$^2$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^5$ci / $^3$tsie / $^3$tsi / $^3$cie / $^3$cien / $^3$ci
** (Jinhua): $^3$tsiaa; $^3$tsian
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): zienn$^3$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): zinn$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: jian$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gian
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɛn⁵³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: jiàn
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiã⁵³/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: ziěn
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): zien$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siẽ¹¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zin$^2$
*** Yale: jín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzin$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siːn³⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: zin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sin³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: den$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ten⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: jien$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɛn²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chién
*** Hakka Romanization System: jien$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: jian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯en³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zien$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sien²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: jiên$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡siɛn³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: jie$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕie⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cǎing
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saiŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cēng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɛiŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zieng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siɛŋ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zieng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siɛŋ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chián
*** Tâi-lô: tsián
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciern
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ziang$^2$ / ziêng$^2$ / zoin$^2$ / zain$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiáng / tsiéng / tsóiⁿ / tsáiⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siaŋ⁵²/, /t͡sieŋ⁵²/, /t͡sõĩ⁵²/, /t͡sãĩ⁵²/
* ziang2 - Shantou, Jieyang;
* ziêng2 - Chaozhou;
* zoin2/zain2 - vernacular (zain2 - Jieyang).
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit剪 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡ɕian²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /t͡ɕian²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡ɕian¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /t͡ɕiã⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /t͡siã⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /t͡sian⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /t͡ɕiã⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /t͡ɕiã⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /t͡ɕian⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /t͡ɕiɛ̃n⁴⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /t͡ɕian⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡ɕiɛn⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡ɕian⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡ɕian⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /t͡ɕiɛ̃⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /t͡sien²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /t͡ɕiĩ²⁴/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡ɕie⁵³/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡ɕie̞⁵³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡ɕie⁵³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡ɕi³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /t͡siɪ⁵¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /t͡ɕiẽ̞⁵³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /t͡ɕi³⁵/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡se³⁵/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡siɛ³¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡siẽ⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /t͡siẽ⁴²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡ɕiɛn²¹³/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sien³¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /t͡sien³¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sin³⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sin³⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sin³⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /t͡sian⁵³/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /t͡sɛiŋ³²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /t͡saiŋ²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡siaŋ⁵³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /t͡sin²¹³/ /ka²³/ 訓鉸 |
* Middle Chinese: tsjenX
Rime :
| Character | 剪 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (77) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 即淺切 |
| Baxter | tsjenX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡siᴇn$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡siɛn$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sjæn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sian$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡siɛn$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sĭɛn$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡si̯ɛn$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zin$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔslenʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 剪 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 10244 |
| Phonetic component | 前 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 翦 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔslenʔ/ |
| Notes | 原注翦俗字，但說文已列，剪實前之轉註字， 翦反爲假借字 |

### Definitions

剪
* to cut (paper, etc.)
    剪草機／剪草机 ― jiǎncǎojī ― lawnmower (lit. grass-cutting machine)
    剪刀 ― jiǎndāo ― scissors (lit. cutting knife)
    剪指甲 ― jiǎn zhǐjia ― to cut one's nails

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 剪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 剪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 剪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 剪, 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 剪, 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 剪, 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 剪, 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 剪, 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 剪, 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 剪, 鉸 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 剪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 剪 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 鉸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 剪, 鉸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 鉸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 鉸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 鉸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 鉸 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 剪, 鉸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 鉸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 剪, 鉸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 鉸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鉸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 鉸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 剪, 鉸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 剪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 鉸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 剪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 剪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 剪, 鉸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 剪, 鉸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 鉸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 鉸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 剪, 鉸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 剪, 鉸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 鉸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 剪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 鉸 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 剪 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 鉸 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 鉸 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 剪 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 鉸 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 鉸 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 鉸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 鉸, 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 剪, 鉸, 夾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 剪, 夾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 剪, 夾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 夾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 夾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 剪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 剪, 鉸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 剪 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 剪 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 剪, 鉸 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 剪 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 剪 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 剪 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 剪 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 剪 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 剪 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 剪 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 剪 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 剪, 鉸 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 剪 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 剪 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 剪 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 剪 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 剪 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 剪 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 剪 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 剪 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 剪 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 剪 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 剪 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 剪 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鉸, 剪 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 剪 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鉸 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 剪, 鉸 |
| Jin | Datong | 鉸 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 鉸 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 鉸 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 鉸 |
| Jin | Linhe | 鉸 |
| Jin | Jining | 剪 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 鉸 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 鉸 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 鉸 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 鉸 |
| Jin | Handan | 剪, 鉸 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 鉸 |
| Jin | Suide | 鉸 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 剪, 鉸 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鉸, 剪 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鉸, 剪 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鉸, 剪 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鉸, 剪 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 剪, 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 剪, 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 剪, 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 剪, 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 鉸, 剪 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 鉸, 剪, 攆 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 剪, 鉸, 攆 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鉸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 鉸 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 剪 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 剪 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 剪 |
| Wu | Danyang | 剪 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鐯 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 剪 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 剪 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 剪 |

#### See also

* 切 (qiē, “to slice”)

### Compounds

* 修剪 (xiūjiǎn)
* 倒背剪
* 冒雨剪韭
* 剪伐
* 剪刀 (jiǎndāo)
* 剪報 / 剪报 (jiǎnbào)
* 剪夏羅 / 剪夏罗
* 剪子 (jiǎnzi)
* 剪子股
* 剪床
* 剪影 (jiǎnyǐng)
* 剪徑 / 剪径
* 剪惡除奸
* 剪手
* 剪拂
* 剪接 (jiǎnjiē)
* 剪撲 / 剪扑
* 剪春羅 / 剪春罗
* 剪枝 (jiǎnzhī)
* 剪燈新話 / 剪灯新话
* 剪燭西窗 / 剪烛西窗
* 剪直
* 剪票 (jiǎnpiào)
* 剪票口
* 剪票夾 / 剪票夹
* 剪秋羅 / 剪秋罗
* 剪窗花
* 剪筒
* 剪紙 / 剪纸 (jiǎnzhǐ)
* 剪絕 / 剪绝
* 剪綹 / 剪绺 (jiǎnliǔ)
* 剪綵 / 剪彩 (jiǎncǎi)
* 剪草機 / 剪草机 (jiǎncǎojī)
* 剪草除根
* 剪莽擁篲 / 剪莽拥篲
* 剪裁 (jiǎncái)
* 剪貼 / 剪贴 (jiǎntiē)
* 剪貼簿 / 剪贴簿
* 剪輯 / 剪辑 (jiǎnjí)
* 剪除 (jiǎnchú)
* 剪頭 / 剪头 (jiǎntóu)
* 剪髮 / 剪发 (jiǎnfà)
* 剪髮披緇 / 剪发披缁
* 反剪 (fǎnjiǎn)
* 夾剪 / 夹剪 (jiājiǎn)
* 夾剪艙 / 夹剪舱
* 并州剪
* 指甲剪
* 新聞剪影 / 新闻剪影
* 杭剪
* 火剪 (huǒjiǎn)
* 燕剪
* 背剪 (bèijiǎn)
* 茅茨不剪
* 裁剪 (cáijiǎn)
* 討惡剪暴 / 讨恶剪暴
* 跑蹄剪尾
* 鉸剪 / 铰剪 (jiǎojiǎn)
* 鋼剪 / 钢剪
* 風剪 / 风剪

### References

* “剪”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* cut, clip, scissor (きる, はさむ, つむ)
* destroy (ほろぼす)

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): せん (sen)
* Kun: きる (kiru, 剪る)、はさむ (hasamu, 剪む)、つむ (tsumu, 剪む)、ほろぼす (horobosu, 剪す)

### References

* ↑ “剪”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

## Korean
### Hanja

剪 (eum 전 (jeon))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

剪: Hán Nôm readings: tiện, tiễn
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