jiān

Traditional: 緘

缄 (jiān) is a Chinese word meaning “letters; to close; to seal”.

Meanings

  1. 1letters
  2. 2to close
  3. 3to seal

Related words

缄默to keep silent缄(wooden) box三缄其口(idiom) reluctant to speak about it缄口不言see 閉口不言|闭口不言[bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2]

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