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The Chinese word jian - 检 - jiăn
(to check in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

jiăn

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English translations

to check, to restrain oneself,
to examine, to inspect

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 检 ( jiăn ) 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 / jiăn ) with pronunciation (English translation: to check )
检 ( jian / jiăn ) in traditional characters
檢
Character complexity
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检 is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

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

to examine  |  to inspect
检 ( jian / jiăn ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1166)
Chinese example words containing the character 检 ( jian / jiăn )
检查 ( jiănchá = to check ), 检验 ( jiănyàn = to inspect ), Ｘ光检查 ( xguāngjiănchá = X-ray examination )
Other characters that are pronounced jiăn in Chinese
减 (to subtract) , 简 (simple) , 柬 (card) , 剪 (to cut)
More words that mean to check in Chinese
chá ( 查 ), jiănchá ( 检查 ), yàn ( 验 )

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