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Chinese symbol for “shearing”

剪切形变
jiǎn qiē xíng biàn
Traditional: 剪切形變
shearing; shear deformation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shearing is 剪切形变 (jiǎn qiē xíng biàn), defined as: shearing; shear deformation.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

剪 jiǎn
scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate
radical 18 ⼑ · 11 strokes
切 qiē
to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes
形 xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes
变 biàn
to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 剪切形变.

WordPinyinMeaning
剪辑 (剪輯)jiǎn jíto edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version
剪刀jiǎn dāoscissors; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
修剪xiū jiǎnto prune; to trim
剪纸 (剪紙)jiǎn zhǐpapercutting (Chinese folk art); to make paper cutouts
剪掉jiǎn diàoto cut off; to cut away
剪影jiǎn yǐngpaper-cut silhouette; outline
一切yī qièeverything; every
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter

See also: Japanese symbol for “shearing”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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