剪 jiǎn scissors
scissors; to cut; to cut as with scissors; to edit
怎么记住“剪”: 前 in front + 刀 knife = scissors. The boy sits in front of the barber's mirror, afraid of anything sharp like a knife, until the barber gently lifts his scissors.
部件结构
剪 = 前 in front + 刀 knife
- 前 in front
- 䒑 horns and bar
- ⺝ moon
- 刂 knife
- 刀 knife
The boy sits in front of the barber's mirror, afraid of anything sharp like a knife, until the barber gently lifts his scissors.
用法
- Verb specifically for cutting with scissors or a blade-shearing motion - distinct from 切 qiē (knife-cutting, e.g. vegetables) and 割 gē (slicing/severing).
- 剪头发 jiǎn tóufa "to cut hair, get a haircut" and 剪指甲 jiǎn zhǐjia "trim nails" are everyday phrases.
- 剪刀 jiǎndāo names the tool itself; 剪彩 jiǎncǎi "to cut the ribbon" is the fixed term for opening ceremonies.
- 剪辑 jiǎnjí "to edit (film/video)" extends the cutting idea to media editing.