兼
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jiān · both, and

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #4083
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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

丷Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 兼

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Example sentences

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Tā yǐ qián shì jiān zhí chú shī, hòu lái zuò le quán zhí.她以前是兼职厨师,后来做了全职。

She used to be a part time chef, then she became full time.

Source: Tatoeba #8645598 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuò nà fèn jiān zhí gōng zuò zuì duō néng zhuàn dào bā wàn rì yuán.你做那份兼职工作最多能赚到八万日元。

You can make up to 80,000 yen a month in that part-time job.

Source: Tatoeba #1516182 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège shī rén jiān xué zhě sǐ le.这个诗人兼学者死了。

The poet and scholar is dead.

Source: Tatoeba #332764 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhèng zài zhǎo yí fèn jiān zhí de gōng zuò.我正在找一份兼職的工作。

I'm looking for a part-time job.

Source: Tatoeba #861478 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dé zhǎo yí fèn jiān zhí gōng zuò.我得找一份兼職工作。

I'll have to find a part-time job.

Source: Tatoeba #893355 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé.鱼与熊掌不可兼得。

You cannot eat your cake and keep it.

Source: Tatoeba #812230 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 兼 in context

  1. Say jiān, then recall the core meaning: both, and.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 兼职 (jiān zhí), meaning “to hold concurrent posts”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 兼 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.