兼

Information about character(s)

Radical: 八
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiān
Cantonese: gim1
JapaneseKun: KANERU KANETE
JapaneseOn: KEN
Korean: KYEM
Vietnamese: kiêm

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: unite, combine; connect; and

CE-Dict: double/twice/simultaneous/holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

Soothill: Both; also; to unite, join, comprehend.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.concurrent(ly)
2.holding more than one job

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: concurrently; double; hold two or more posts concurrently; twice

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: concurrently; double; hold two or more posts concurrently; twice

湘雅醫學專業詞典: amphi-

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《秝部》兼并也。从又持秝。兼持二禾，秉持一禾。

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【八字部】兼
〔古文〕𥡝【唐韻】古甜切【集韻】【韻會】堅嫌切【正韻】古嫌切，𠀤音縑。【說文】幷也。从手禾。兼持二禾也。【徐曰】會意。秉持一禾，兼持二禾。可兼持者，莫若禾也。【易·繫辭】兼三才而兩之。【前漢·王莽傳】縣宰缺者，數年守兼。【註】師古曰：不拜正官，令人守兼也。又姓。【韻會】衞公子兼之後。

CF-Dict: double/simultanément/en même temps

Han-De-Dict: doppelt (u.E.)/nebenbei (u.E.)/gleichzeitig, zusätzlich, zugleich (u.E.) (Adj)