剪刀

剪

jiǎn

刀

da̅o

scissors / CL:把[ba3]

Characters and words in 剪刀

剪

jiǎn = ji + an3

surname Jian

Add a new mnemonic for 剪 = 刀 + 前

剪 = 刀 + 前 : Joan of Arc (ji) wants to cut some ingredients for her cocktail in the anthill (an3), and she wants to use some very complicated electrical scissors (剪) for the task. The scissors have to be used through a complicated front panel (前) and after having studied the front panel for 15 minutes Joan of Arc is so enraged that she cuts her ingredients as well as the front panel with a large cleaver (刀).

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剪

jiǎn = ji + an3

scissors / shears / clippers / CL:把[ba3] / to cut with scissors / to trim / to wipe out or exterminate

Add a new mnemonic for 剪 = 刀 + 前

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刀

da̅o = d + ao1

knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs

Add a new mnemonic for 刀 = ㇆ + 丿

刀 = ㇆ + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: 刀 looks like a cleaver (while 刂 looks like a kitchen knife).

Don Quixote (d) serves his good deed of the day in front of the aorta (ao1). In order to feed the people, he uses a plow (㇆) to dig up bananas (丿), and cuts them into slices with a broad cleaver (刀).

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