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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yǎn, shàn
Cantonese: jim5 sim6
JapaneseKun: SURUDOI SORUDOKUSURU KEZURU
JapaneseOn: EN SEN ZEN
Korean: SEM

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: sharp, sharp-pointed; sharpen

CE-Dict: sharp

Soothill: Pointed, sharp.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Formal] to cut and sever
2.to sharpen the end

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《刀部》剡 銳利也。从刀炎聲。

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【刀字部】 剡
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤以冉切,音琰。【說文】銳利也。从刀,炎聲。【易·繫辭】剡木爲矢。【前漢·賈誼傳】剡手以衝仇人之胷。【註】剡,利也。又斬也。【荀子·强國篇】安欲剡其脛。又【玉篇】剡剡,光貌。【屈原·離騷】皇剡剡其揚靈。又剡剡,身起貌。【禮·玉藻】弁行剡剡起屨。【註】急行欲速,身屨恒起也。又剡覃音義同。【詩·小雅】以我覃耜。【張衡·東京賦】介馭閒以剡耜。又【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤時染切,音冉。縣名,在會稽。

CF-Dict: fleuve Shan (dans le Zhejiang)

Han-De-Dict: scharf, pünktlich (u.E.) (Adj)