Given name & surname · Chinese

劍

“sharp”

劍 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese.

ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script.

Meaning & origin

劍 goes back to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-rjam, meaning “sharp.”

劍 comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan.

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-rjam (“sharp”).

In Japanese usage, 劍 has a related form in 剣.

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