Meaning of jiàn:
jiàn
剑
Noun
double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; variant of 劍|剑[jian4]
Zhè bǎ jiàn fēicháng fēnglì.
这把剑非常锋利。
This sword is very sharp.
Tā liànxí yòng jiàn zài kōngzhōng pī kǎn.
他练习用剑在空中劈砍。
He practices slashing with a sword in the air.
Tā de mùbiāo shì chéngwéi yī míng yōuxiù de jiànkè.
他的目标是成为一名优秀的剑客。
His goal is to become an excellent swordsman.
Measure Word
classifier for blows of a sword
Tā yòng wǔ zhāo kuàisù chū jiàn.
他用五招快速出剑。
He used five moves to quickly strike with the sword.
