Character Familiesleft / right

件jiàn

measure word: item (一件事); thing; item that can be counted (零件); document; file (文件); event; incident (事件)

件 counts things one by one (一件事 'a matter') and names them too: 文件 'document', 事件 'incident', 零件 'parts'.

GF0025–2021 character list · 二级
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left / right

ZDIC: 会意,从亻、从牛 — the modern use is counting and naming things, one by one.

left / right · 件

WHOLE CHARACTER

件jiàn

measure word: item (一件事); thing; item that can be counted (零件); document; file (文件); event; incident (事件)

件 counts things one by one (一件事 'a matter') and names them too: 文件 'document', 事件 'incident', 零件 'parts'.

ZDIC: 会意,从亻、从牛 — the modern use is counting and naming things, one by one.

LEFT: THE PERSON SIDE

亻rén

person (from 人)

Left-side person form; not a standalone page.

In 件: left: the person side Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

RIGHT: THE COW PIECE NAMED BY ZDIC

牛niú

cow; ox

Repeated in 犇.

In 件: right: the cow piece named by ZDIC Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

jiànTone 4
  • measure word: item (一件事)
  • thing; item that can be counted (零件)
  • document; file (文件)
  • event; incident (事件)
  • 文件wénjiàndocument; file
  • 事件shìjiànevent; incident
  • 零件língjiàn(machine) part; component

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