| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 剑 | 劍 | jiàn | - double-edged sword - CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] - classifier for blows of a sword |
| 佩剑 | 佩劍 | pèijiàn | - saber |
| 利剑 | 利劍 | lìjiàn | - sharp sword |
| 剑客 | 劍客 | jiànkè | - fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing) |
| 剑尖 | 劍尖 | jiànjiān | - point - sharp end |
| 剑川 | 劍川 | Jiànchuān | - Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 剑柄 | 劍柄 | jiànbǐng | - sword hilt |
| 剑桥 | 劍橋 | Jiànqiáo | - Cambridge |
| 剑河 | 劍河 | Jiànhé | - Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 剑法 | 劍法 | jiànfǎ | - fencing - sword-play |
| 剑术 | 劍術 | jiànshù | - fencing |
| 剑身 | 劍身 | jiànshēn | - sword blade |
| 剑道 | 劍道 | jiàndào | - kendō (sports) |
| 剑阁 | 劍閣 | Jiàngé | - Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan |
| 剑鱼 | 劍魚 | jiànyú | - swordfish |
| 剑鸻 | 劍鴴 | jiànhéng | - (Chinese bird species) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| 剑麻 | 劍麻 | jiànmá | - sisal hemp |
| 剑龙 | 劍龍 | jiànlóng | - stegosaurus |
| 宝剑 | 寶劍 | bǎojiàn | - (double-edged) sword - CL:把[ba3],方[fang1] |
| 击剑 | 擊劍 | jījiàn | - fencing (sport) |
| 木剑 | 木劍 | mùjiàn | - wooden sword |
| 短剑 | 短劍 | duǎnjiàn | - dagger |
| 舞剑 | 舞劍 | wǔjiàn | - to perform a sword-dance |
| 花剑 | 花劍 | huājiàn | - foil (fencing) |
| 重剑 | 重劍 | zhòngjiàn | - épée (fencing) |
| 刘剑峰 | 劉劍峰 | LiúJiànfēng | - Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan |
| 剑嘴鹛 | 劍嘴鶥 | jiànzuǐméi | - (Chinese bird species) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris) |
| 剑川县 | 劍川縣 | Jiànchuānxiàn | - Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 剑河县 | 劍河縣 | Jiànhéxiàn | - Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 剑阁县 | 劍閣縣 | Jiàngéxiàn | - Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan |
| 剑鱼座 | 劍魚座 | Jiànyúzuò | - Dorado (constellation) |
| 剑齿虎 | 劍齒虎 | jiànchǐhǔ | - saber-toothed tiger |
| 太极剑 | 太極劍 | tàijíjiàn | - a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play |
| 尚方剑 | 尚方劍 | shàngfāngjiàn | - imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) - in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill |
| 手里剑 | 手裡劍 | shǒulǐjiàn | - shuriken (throwing star) |
| 击剑者 | 擊劍者 | jījiànzhě | - fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing) |
| 双刃剑 | 雙刃劍 | shuāngrènjiàn | - double-edged sword (both lit. and fig.) |
| 上方宝剑 | 上方寶劍 | shàngfāngbǎojiàn | - imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers) - imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill |
| 刻舟求剑 | 刻舟求劍 | kèzhōuqiújiàn | - lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances |
| 剑拔弩张 | 劍拔弩張 | jiànbánǔzhāng | - lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility - at daggers drawn |
| 剑桥大学 | 劍橋大學 | JiànqiáoDàxué | - University of Cambridge |
| 剑走偏锋 | 劍走偏鋒 | JiànZǒupiānfēng | - Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist |
| 剑走偏锋 | 劍走偏鋒 | jiànzǒupiānfēng | - the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) - fig. unexpected winning move - unconventional gambit |
| 剑走蜻蛉 | 劍走蜻蛉 | jiànzǒuqīnglíng | - the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) - fig. unexpected winning move - unconventional gambit |
| 口蜜腹剑 | 口蜜腹劍 | kǒumìfùjiàn | - lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous |
| 唇枪舌剑 | 唇槍舌劍 | chúnqiāngshéjiàn | - fight a battle of words - cross verbal swords |
| 尚方宝剑 | 尚方寶劍 | shàngfāngbǎojiàn | - variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4] - imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) - in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill |
| 琴剑飘零 | 琴劍飄零 | qínjiànpiāolíng | - floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position |
| 长嘴剑鸻 | 長嘴劍鴴 | chángzuǐjiànhéng | - (Chinese bird species) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus) |
| 项庄舞剑 | 項莊舞劍 | XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn | - lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4] in 206 BC) - fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent |
| 项庄舞剑，志在沛公 | 項莊舞劍，志在沛公 | XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn,zhìzàiPèigōng | - see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1] |
| 项庄舞剑，意在沛公 | 項莊舞劍，意在沛公 | XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn,yìzàiPèigōng | - lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4] - an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent |
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