| 缄 | |||
| seal, close; bind; letter | |||
| Radical | 糸糹纟 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 9 | Total Strokes | 12 |
| Mandarin reading | jiān | Cantonese reading | gaam1 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 緘 | seal, close; bind; letter | |
| 缄 | [ jiān ] (wooden) box, cup, old variant of 緘|缄[jian1], letter |
| 缄 | [ jiān ] letters, to close, to seal |
| 缄口不言 | [ jiān koǔ bù yán ] see 閉口不言|闭口不言[bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2] |
| 缄默 | [ jiān mò ] to keep silent |
| ⇒ 三缄其口 | [ sān jiān qí koǔ ] (idiom) reluctant to speak about it, tight-lipped |