兼
double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,711 U+517C
How 兼 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A hand holding two sheafs of grain 禾
How to remember it
double · Heisig RSH #2215
animal horns + rake
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 兼 as their sound component
These characters all use 兼 (jiān) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兼 sound component | jiān | both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine |
| 嫌 | xián | to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect |
| 谦 | qiān | humble, modest |
| 赚 | zhuàn | to earn, to profit, to make money |
| 歉 | qiàn | deficient, lacking; to apologize, to regret, to be sorry |
| 蒹 | jiān | common reed; Phragmites communis |
| 鹣 | jiān | phoenix; fabulous mythical bird |
| 慊 | qiè | satisfied, content |
| 缣 | jiān | fine silk |
Words containing 兼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兼而有之 | jiān ér yǒu zhī | to have both (at the same time) |
| 不兼容性 | bù jiān róng xìng | incompatibility |
| 兼济天下 | jiān jì tiān xià | (idiom) to make everyone's lives better |
| 兼善天下 | jiān shàn tiān xià | (idiom) to work for the common good beyond one's own interests |
| 内外兼修 | nèi wài jiān xiū | (of a person) beautiful inside and out |
| 日夜兼程 | rì yè jiān chéng | to travel day and night |
| 电磁兼容性 | diàn cí jiān róng xìng | electromagnetic compatibility |
| 兼听则明，偏信则暗 | jiān tīng zé míng , piān xìn zé àn | listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain i… |
| 才兼文武 | cái jiān wén wǔ | talent in both military and civil field (idiom) |
| 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 | yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé | lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Menciu… |
| 品学兼优 | pǐn xué jiān yōu | excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at s… |
| 兼容性 | jiān róng xìng | compatibility |
| 德才兼备 | dé cái jiān bèi | (idiom) possessing both integrity and talent |
| 司兼导 | sī jiān dǎo | driver-guide |
| 兼有 | jiān yǒu | to combine; to have both |
| 兼容并包 | jiān róng bìng bāo | to include and monopolize many things; all-embracing |
| 相互兼容 | xiāng hù jiān róng | mutually compatible |
| 公私兼顾 | gōng sī jiān gù | to adequately take into account both public and private interests |
| 恩威兼施 | ēn wēi jiān shī | to employ both kindness and severity (idiom) |
| 身兼 | shēn jiān | holding two jobs simultaneously |