CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jian4
- English meanings
- correspondence, paper, document, bit, m.[general], , single item, letter, piece
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 牛.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
frugal; thrifty
healthy; strong
hold two or more jobs concurrently
cut
fox
shears
hard; firm; resolute
wicked; traitor
sharp
build
to choose
to pick up
card; note; Cambodia
examine; check
check
annihilate
shuttlecock
gradually
to splash
to pan fry
supervise; prison
alkali; base
simple; brief
arrow
shoulder
warship
difficult; hard
recommend
see
lowly
practice; trample
reflect; inspect
linchpin
between; room
room
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Related words
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- 事件
- 信件
- 文件
- 无条件
- 条件
- 案件
- 电子邮件
- 硬件
- 证件
- 软件
- 邮件
- 部件
- 配件
- 附件
- 零件