戔 (jiān) - To wound, cut down, kill & small, few, trivial

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jiān ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 戈

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戔 · jiān

To wound, cut down, kill;

small, few, trivial;

used in reduplicated form 戔戔 to mean 'trifling' or 'meager'.

To wound, cut down, killsmall, few, trivialused in reduplicated form 戔戔 to mean 'trifling'

Usage highlights

Trifling amountSmall and fewMeager collectionRemaining littleCut down repeatedly

Synonyms

  • 少— few, little
  • 小— small
  • 微— tiny, slight

Antonyms

  • 多— many, much
  • 大— big, large
  • 巨— huge, enormous

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • A trifling amount (戔戔之數).
  • The book collection is meager (戔戔之書).
  • The remaining amount is small (所餘戔戔).

Collocations

  • Trifling amount(戔戔)
  • Small and few(戔戔之數)
  • Meager collection(戔戔之書)
  • Remaining little(所餘戔戔)
  • Cut down repeatedly(以戈相戔)

Idioms

  • Trifling and insignificant(戔戔之數)
  • A meager collection(戔戔之書)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted two weapons (戈) clashing, conveying the meaning of wounding or cutting down.
  • In classical Chinese, the reduplicated form 戔戔 is commonly used to describe something small, trifling, or meager.

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