|
 
|
|
| 劍 | ||
gim3
|
||
sword; dagger; saber | [variant] 劔 Stroke count: 15
Level: 1
Radical: 刀 (#18)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
||
| 劍 / 剑 | ||
|
This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th May 2015 01:44 |
||
|
||
Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Chinese Language | Spanish Language Chinese Language | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Cantonese lessons in London |
||
劍道
gim3 dou6 = kendo
劍蘭
gim3 laan4 = gladiolus
擊劍
gik1 gim3 = fencing
寶劍
bou2 gim3 = a double-edged sword
劍術
gim3 seot6 = swordplay; fencing
劍橋
gim3 kiu4 = Cambridge
西洋劍
sai1 joeng4 gim3 = [n] foil, epee, saber used for fencing
劍花
gim3 faa1 = a night-blooming cereus
劍客
gim3 haak3 = a swordsman; a chivalrous expert
手裏劍
sau2 leoi5 gim3 = shuriken, throwing stars
手裡劍
sau2 leoi5 gim3 = shuriken, throwing stars
木劍
muk6 gim3 = wooden sword
劍仔
gim3 zai2 = dagger, stiletto 粵
刻舟求劍
hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 = an action made pointless by changed circumstances
唇槍舌劍
seon4 coeng1 sit6 gim3 = cross swords with
刀光劍影
dou1 gwong1 gim3 jing2 = the flash and glitter of knives and swords
劍鞘
gim3 ciu3 = scabbard for a sword
雙刃劍
soeng1 jan6 gim3 = double-edged sword
放飛劍
fong3 fei1 gim3 = to spit 粵
手半劍
sau2 bun3 gim3 = hand and a half sword; bastard sword
單手劍
daan1 sau2 gim3 = single-handed sword
雙手巨劍
soeng1 sau2 geoi6 gim3 = great sword, two-handed sword
劍擊
gim3 gik1 = fencing
劍川
gim3 cyun1 = Jianchuan (place in Yunnan)
劍閣
gim3 gok3 = Jiange (place in Sichuan)
劍河
gim3 ho4 = Jianhe (place in Guizhou)
劍橋大學
gim3 kiu4 daai6 hok6 = Cambridge (University)
吞劍者
tan1 gim3 ze2 = a sword swallower (at the circus)
劍龍
gim3 lung4 = [n] stegosaurus
劍突
gim3 dat6 = xiphoid process, ensiform process
太極劍
taai3 gik6 gim3 = taiji sword, tai chi sword
劍拔弩張
gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1 = a state of mutual hostility
朱劍輝
zyu1 gim3 fai1 = Chu Chien-Hoi |
||
|
Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
||
Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/209/]劍[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/209/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">劍</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 劍
Unicode code for this character: U+528d (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/209/]劍[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/209/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">劍</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 劍
Unicode code for this character: U+528d (off-site link)
This page shows, from top to bottom:
- a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install
- : the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation)
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
- : the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
- a detailed description of all the meanings
- the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
- our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
- a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)
Rows returned from database=122
CantoDict v1.4.2 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2026.