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Word and Radical Components of 剪刀

The Chinese word 剪刀 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
剪刀 jiǎndāo 1. n. scissors
      剪刀 理髮 - to cut hair with scissors

剪刀 ⇨ 剪 + 刀
Component Pinyin Meanings
jiǎn 1. to cut (paper, etc.)
     剪草機 - lawnmower (lit. grass-cutting machine)
     剪刀 - scissors (lit. cutting knife)
      指甲jia - to cut one's nails
dāo 1. knife; blade
2. single-edged sword; cutlass
3. (neologism, internet) to bargain; to negotiate on price
4. (q-lite, only common among Tai people)
      - - Dao Shixun
dāo 5. (Mandarin, neologism, colloquial) dollar
6. Variant of 刁

剪 ⇨ 前 + 刀
Component Pinyin Meanings
qián 1. front; forepart
     前方 - the front
     前門 - front door
      - to move forward
     房子zi 。 - There is a tree in front of the house.
     (ant, zh, )
2. ago; before
     以前 - previously; ago
      - the other day
     史前 時代 - prehistoric times
      習慣 吃飯 喝湯。 - I'm used to having soup before my meal.
3. past; previous; former; earlier
     前任 - predecessor
      副總統 - ex-vice president
     前功盡棄 - all the previous effort is wasted
     前漢 - the Former (Western) Han
4. top; foremost; leading
      - top three
5. future; time ahead
     前程 - future; prospects
6. to move forward
     勇往直前 - to advance bravely
7. usage. (m-self, zh, 前) may refer to either the past or the future depending on one's perspective that is often implied by the context idiomatically. The glossary, set phrase 前天 specifically refers to the day
8. Variant of 剪
dāo 1. knife; blade
2. single-edged sword; cutlass
3. (neologism, internet) to bargain; to negotiate on price
4. (q-lite, only common among Tai people)
      - - Dao Shixun
dāo 5. (Mandarin, neologism, colloquial) dollar
6. Variant of 刁

前 ⇨ 䒑 + 刖
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. Variant of 艸
yuè 1. (historical) punishment by cutting off one or both feet, one of the Five Punishments