jiàn

item

component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc

person (亻) + ox (牛) = a countable item

In ancient China, cattle were a primary unit of value and trade — each ox counted as a discrete, transferable item. A person handling cattle gave rise to the idea of countable, classifiable things.

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A personSemantic
OxSemantic

Words with 件

邮件

yóu jiàn

mail

部件

bù jiàn

part; component

配件

pèi jiàn

component

配件挂勾

pèi jiàn guà gōu

accessory hook

铸件

zhù jiàn

a casting (i.e. sth cast in a mold)

开放源码软件

kāi fàng yuán mǎ ruǎn jiàn

open-source software (OSS)

开源软件

kāi yuán ruǎn jiàn

open-source software

间谍软件

jiàn dié ruǎn jiàn

spyware

防毒软件

fáng dú ruǎn jiàn

anti-virus software

附件

fù jiàn

appendix (in a document)

附加元件

fù jiā yuán jiàn

additional element

杂件

zá jiàn

miscellaneous goods

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