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Character « 緘 »

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Character
緘
(15 stroke)
Simplified
缄
Radical
糹 (糸)
(+9 stroke)
Pinyin
jiān

Input methods

Wubi 86XDGT
Wubi 98XDGK
CangjieVFIHR
Bishun554444131251534
Sijiao23950
UnicodeU+7DD8

緘 (緘) jiān

General meaning
Definitions

◎ 见“缄”。

Verb

密封或如同加盖印章以防止改动 [seal]

常缄素札去,适枉华章还。——韦应物《答崔都水》
又如:缄封(封闭);缄闭(封闭);缄锁(封闭开锁);缄书(封书,寄信)
束缚;捆扎 [tie;bind]

谷木之棺,葛以缄之。——《墨子·节葬》
又如:缄之(束缚住某物)
闭口不说话 [keep shut]

参缄其口。——《孔子家语·观周》

看别人苫眼铺眉,笑自己缄舌闭口。——亢文苑《一枝花》

缄口不答。——清· 紀昀《阅微草堂笔记》
又如:缄口禁言(闭口不说);缄唇(闭口不言)
收;敛 [converge]。如:缄泪(收敛泪水);难缄(难收);缄扇思母(存藏母扇,以志感念母亲)
遮蔽 [hide from view;screen]。如:云缄(云彩遮蔽)