Jian (disambiguation)
The jian (simplified Chinese: 剑; traditional Chinese: 劍; pinyin: Jiàn) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. Jian may also refer to:
Weapons
- Jian (sword breaker) (simplified Chinese: 锏; traditional Chinese: 鐧; pinyin: Jiǎn), the Chinese sword breaker/club mace
- Chinese arrow (Chinese: 箭; pinyin: Jiàn)
Chinese history and culture
- Jian of Qi, the last king of the ancient Chinese state of Qi
- Jian (bird), a bird in Chinese mythology
- Jian (surname), Mandarin Pinyin of the name 簡/简
- Jian (unit), a traditional unit of length and area in building large structures
Others
- Jian (era), a Japanese era from 1021 through 1024
- Jian Ghomeshi (born 1966/1967), Canadian broadcaster
- Jian (1986), a novel by Eric Van Lustbader
- Jian, Iran (disambiguation)
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