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The Chinese word jian - 件 - jiàn
( classifier (for pieces of clothes) )



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

jiàn

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English translations

classifier (for pieces of clothes), document

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 件 ( jiàn ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters  ( jian / jiàn ) with pronunciation (English translation: <i>classifier (for pieces of clothes)</i> )
The traditional Chinese characters of jiàn are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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is composed of 6 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

person  |  one piece of article
件 ( jian / jiàn ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 228)
Chinese example words containing the character 件 ( jian / jiàn )
电子邮件 ( diànzĭyóujiàn = e-mail ), 附件 ( fùjiàn = accessory ), 构件 ( gòujiàn = widget ), 固件 ( gùjiàn = firmware ), 配件 ( pèijiàn = accessory ), 软件 ( ruănjiàn = software ), 条件 ( tiáojiàn = condition ), 文件 ( wénjiàn = file ), 文件夹 ( wénjiànjiā = folder ), 硬件 ( yìngjiàn = hardware ), 邮件 ( yóujiàn = mail ), 证件 ( zhèngjiàn = document )
Other characters that are pronounced jiàn in Chinese
More words that mean document in Chinese
shū ( 书 ), wénjiàn ( 文件 ), zhèngjiàn ( 证件 )

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