Jian (disambiguation)
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Jian may refer to:
  • 劍 jiàn "sword"
    • Jian
      Jian
      The jian is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BCE during the Spring and Autumn Period; one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.Historical one-handed versions have blades...

      , the straight bladed, double edged sword
      Sword
      A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...

       of China
  • 儉 jiǎn "frugality"
  • Jian (bird), bird in Chinese mythology
  • Jian Ghomeshi
    Jian Ghomeshi
    Jian Ghomeshi is a Canadian broadcaster, writer, musician and producer of Iranian descent who was raised in Thornhill, Ontario. Now based in Toronto, he is the host of the national daily cultural affairs talk program, Q, on CBC Radio One and Bold TV...

    , a CBC
    Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...

     broadcaster (Persian Canadian)
  • Jian (era)
    Jian (era)
    was a , also known as Chi'an, after Kannin and before Manju. This period spanned the years from February 1021 through July 1024. The reigning emperor was .-Change of Era:...

    , Japanese era from 1021 through 1024
  • Jian (1986), a novel by Eric Van Lustbader
    Eric Van Lustbader
    Eric Van Lustbader is a writer of thriller and fantasy novels.He is a graduate of New York's Stuyvesant High School and Columbia College, with a degree in Sociology, and is a second-level Reiki master.-The Pearl Saga:...

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