- 缄 椷 jian1
- (wooden) box; cup; old variant of 緘|缄; letter
- 缄 緘 jian1
- letters; to close; to seal
strokes | 12 |
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radical | |
strokes after radical | 9 |
- 缄口不言 緘口不言 jian1 kou3 bu4 yan2
- lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor
- 缄默 緘默 jian1 mo4
- to keep silent