The Chinese word for scissors is
剪刀

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Chinese Definition

scissors
1. 名词. 剪刀
2. 名词. 《摔角》剪扼式
3. 名词. 《跳高》剪式跳高
Components
剪
1. to cut (paper, etc.)
剪草機 - lawnmower (lit. grass-cutting machine)
剪刀 - scissors (lit. cutting knife)
剪指甲jia - to cut one's nails
刀
1. knife; blade
2. single-edged sword; cutlass
3. (neologism, internet) to bargain; to negotiate on price
4. (q-lite, only common among Tai people)
^刀 ^世-勛 - Dao Shixun
5. (Mandarin, neologism, colloquial) dollar
6. Variant of 刁