| 剑 | [ jiàn ] double-edged sword, CL:口[kou3],把[ba3], classifier for blows of a sword |
| 剑嘴鹛 | [ jiàn zuǐ meí ] (bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris) |
| 剑客 | [ jiàn kè ] swordsman |
| 剑尖 | [ jiàn jiān ] point, sharp end |
| 剑川 | [ jiàn chuān ] Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 剑川县 | [ jiàn chuān xiàn ] Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 剑拔弩张 | [ jiàn bá nǔ zhāng ] lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility, at daggers drawn |
| 剑柄 | [ jiàn bǐng ] sword hilt |
| 剑桥 | [ jiàn ] Cambridge |
| 剑桥大学 | [ jiàn dà xué ] University of Cambridge |
| 剑河 | [ jiàn hé ] Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 剑河县 | [ jiàn hé xiàn ] Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 剑法 | [ jiàn fǎ ] fencing, sword-play |
| 剑术 | [ jiàn shù ] swordsmanship |
| 剑走偏锋 | [ jiàn zoǔ piān fēng ] Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist |
| 剑走偏锋 | [ jiàn zoǔ piān fēng ] the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom), fig. unexpected winning move, unconventional gambit |
| 剑走蜻蛉 | [ jiàn zoǔ qīng líng ] the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom), fig. unexpected winning move, unconventional gambit |
| 剑身 | [ jiàn shēn ] sword blade |
| 剑道 | [ jiàn daò ] kendō (sports) |
| 剑阁 | [ jiàn gé ] Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan |
| 剑阁县 | [ jiàn gé xiàn ] Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guang3 yuan2], Sichuan |
| 剑鱼 | [ jiàn yú ] swordfish |
| 剑鱼座 | [ jiàn yú zuò ] Dorado (constellation) |
| 剑鸻 | [ jiàn héng ] (bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| 剑麻 | [ jiàn má ] sisal hemp |
| 剑齿虎 | [ jiàn chǐ hǔ ] saber-toothed tiger |
| 剑龙 | [ jiàn lóng ] stegosaurus |
| 剑 | [ jiàn ] variant of 劍|剑[jian4] |
| ⇒ 上方宝剑 | [ shàng fāng baǒ jiàn ] imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers), imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill |
| ⇒ 佩剑 | [ peì jiàn ] sword, (fencing) saber |
| ⇒ 刀剑 | [ daō jiàn ] sword |
| ⇒ 利剑 | [ lì jiàn ] sharp sword |
| ⇒ 刻舟求剑 | [ kè zhoū qiú jiàn ] lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances |
| ⇒ 刘剑峰 | [ liú jiàn fēng ] Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan |
| ⇒ 口蜜腹剑 | [ koǔ mì fù jiàn ] lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous |
| ⇒ 唇枪舌剑 | [ chún qiāng shé jiàn ] fight a battle of words, cross verbal swords |
| ⇒ 太极剑 | [ taì jí jiàn ] a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play |
| ⇒ 宝剑 | [ baǒ jiàn ] (double-edged) sword, CL:把[ba3],方[fang1] |
| ⇒ 尚方剑 | [ shàng fāng jiàn ] imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers), in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill |
| ⇒ 尚方宝剑 | [ shàng fāng baǒ jiàn ] 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 |
| ⇒ 手里剑 | [ shoǔ lǐ jiàn ] straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken) |
| ⇒ 击剑 | [ jī jiàn ] fencing (sport) |
| ⇒ 击剑者 | [ jī jiàn zhě ] fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing) |
| ⇒ 木剑 | [ mù jiàn ] wooden sword |
| ⇒ 琴剑飘零 | [ qín jiàn líng ] floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position |
| ⇒ 短剑 | [ duǎn jiàn ] dagger |
| ⇒ 舞剑 | [ wǔ jiàn ] to perform a sword-dance |
| ⇒ 花剑 | [ huā jiàn ] foil (fencing) |
| ⇒ 重剑 | [ zhòng jiàn ] épée (fencing) |
| ⇒ 长嘴剑鸻 | [ cháng zuǐ jiàn héng ] (bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus) |
| ⇒ 双刃剑 | [ shuāng rèn jiàn ] double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) |
| ⇒ 项庄舞剑 | [ xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn ] 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 the Hongmen feast 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 | [ xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn zhì zaì peì gōng ] 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 | [ xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn yì zaì peì gōng ] 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 the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4], an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent |
