戋 jiān narrow; small


Used as component 戋 in :钱 qián Made up of [戈 gē spear radical 62]; 浅 qiǎn
Alternative traditional form of character: 戔
Made with 5 strokes.

Originally comprised of two spears, now one spear is suggested by a single extra stroke.

Related characters


Also uses 戈 gē component: 成 chéng (to succeed) 戴 dài (to respect) ; 或 huò (maybe) ; 我 wǒ (I (me)) ; 戊 wù (fifth (ordinal)) ; 武 wǔ (martial) ; 载 zài (to carry) ; 藏 zàng (treasury) ; 战 zhàn (to fight) ; 找 zhǎo (to try to find)

Sounds same

艰 jiān (difficult) ; 间 jiān (between)

Different tone

蹇 jiǎn ; 剪 jiǎn (scissors) ; 健 jiàn (healthy) ; 见 jiàn (see) ; 渐 jiàn ; 建 jiàn (to establish) ; 间 jiàn (gap) ; 箭 jiàn (arrow)

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