| 剑 | jiàn | double-edged sword; CL:口,把; classifier for blows of a sword |
| 宝剑 | bǎo jiàn | a double-edged sword; CL:方 |
| 利剑 | lì jiàn | sharp sword |
| 剑桥 | Jiàn qiáo | Cambridge, university city in England |
| 击剑 | jī jiàn | fencing (sport) |
| 剑麻 | jiàn má | sisal hemp |
| 上方宝剑 | shàng fāng bǎo jiàn | imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers); imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill |
| 佩剑 | pèi jiàn | saber |
| 刻舟求剑 | kè zhōu qiú jiàn | lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances |
| 刘剑峰 | Liú Jiàn fēng | Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan |
| 剑客 | jiàn kè | fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing) |
| 剑尖 | jiàn jiān | point; sharp end |
| 剑川 | Jiàn chuān | Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan |
| 剑川县 | Jiàn chuān xiàn | Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan |
| 剑拔弩张 | jiàn bá nǔ zhāng | lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn |
| 剑柄 | jiàn bǐng | sword hilt |
| 剑桥大学 | Jiàn qiáo Dà xué | University of Cambridge |
| 剑河 | Jiàn hé | Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔东南州, Guizhou |
| 剑河县 | Jiàn hé xiàn | Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔东南州, Guizhou |
| 剑法 | jiàn fǎ | fencing; sword-play |
| 剑术 | jiàn shù | fencing |
| 剑走偏锋 | jiàn zǒu piān fēng | the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit; Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist |
| 剑走蜻蛉 | jiàn zǒu qīng líng | the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit |
| 剑身 | jiàn shēn | sword blade |
| 剑道 | jiàn dào | kendō (sports) |
| 剑阁 | Jiàn gé | Jiange county in Guangyuan 广元, Sichuan |
| 剑阁县 | Jiàn gé xiàn | Jiange county in Guangyuan 广元, Sichuan |
| 剑鱼座 | jiàn yú zuò | Dorado (constellation) |
| 剑齿虎 | jiàn chǐ hǔ | saber-toothed tiger |
| 剑龙 | jiàn lóng | stegosaurus |
| 口蜜腹剑 | kǒu mì fù jiàn | lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous |
| 唇枪舌剑 | chún qiāng shé jiàn | fight a battle of words; cross verbal swords |
| 太极剑 | tài jí jiàn | a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play |
| 尚方剑 | shàng fāng jiàn | imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill |
| 尚方宝剑 | shàng fāng bǎo jiàn | variant of 尚方剑; imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill |
| 击剑者 | jī jiàn zhě | fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing) |
| 木剑 | mù jiàn | wooden sword |
| 琴剑飘零 | qín jiàn piāo líng | floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position |
| 短剑 | duǎn jiàn | dagger |
| 舞剑 | wǔ jiàn | to perform a sword-dance |
| 花剑 | huā jiàn | foil (fencing) |
| 重剑 | zhòng jiàn | épée (fencing) |
| 项庄舞剑 | Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn | lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鸿门宴 in 206 BC); an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent |
项庄舞剑，
志在沛公 | Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn ,
zhì zài Pèi Gōng | lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鸿门宴; an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent |
项庄舞剑，
意在沛公 | Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn ,
yì zài Pèi Gōng | lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鸿门宴; an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent |
