兼 — Chinese character
兼
jiān
both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
- Pinyin
- jiān
- Radical
- 12 ⼋ (Eight)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 丷 彐 禾 禾
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand holding two sheafs of grain 禾
- Japanese
- 兼 as a kanji
Common words with 兼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兼职 (兼職) | jiān zhí | to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job |
| 兼任 | jiān rèn | to hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct |
| 兼并 (兼併) | jiān bìng | to annex; to take over |
| 兼顾 (兼顧) | jiān gù | to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) |
| 兼容 | jiān róng | compatible |
| 兼具 | jiān jù | to combine; to have both |
| 兼备 (兼備) | jiān bèi | have both |
| 兼有 | jiān yǒu | to combine; to have both |
| 身兼 | shēn jiān | holding two jobs simultaneously |
| 兼容性 | jiān róng xìng | compatibility |
| 兼营 (兼營) | jiān yíng | a second job; supplementary way of making a living |
| 品学兼优 (品學兼優) | pǐn xué jiān yōu | excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school); a paragon of virtue and learning |
English words written with 兼
兼 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 1 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 12 · Zhuangzi 17
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 61
- Analects 11.21
- Art of War 7.7
- Mencius 2A.2
- Mencius 2B.3
- Mencius 3B.9
- Mencius 4B.20
- Mencius 6A.10
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