Word information
Simplified剑鸻
Traditional劍鴴
Pinyinjiàn héng
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Chinese word dictionary
剑鸻
jiàn héng · (bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 剑鸻
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刻舟求剑kèzhōu-qiújiàn
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
花剑huā jiànfoil (fencing)
剑道jiàn dàokendō (sports)
重剑zhòng jiànépée (fencing)
剑指jiàn zhǐ(fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
剑法jiàn fǎfencing; sword-play