件
jiàn
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
A measure word for items of clothing, especially tops and coats, and for matters and events. 一件衣服 is 'a piece of clothing', 两件事 'two things to deal with', 这件事 'this matter'. Trousers and skirts take a different measure word, 条 (tiáo).
Lượng từ cho quần áo, nhất là áo, và cho sự việc, câu chuyện. 一件衣服 là một cái áo, 两件事 là hai việc, 这件事 là chuyện này. Quần và váy thì dùng lượng từ khác: 条 (tiáo).
ClassifierRegister: neutral
Examples
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation) — awaiting a native-speaker check
Sources & notes
Hán-Việt bridge batch 064 (2026-11-14). Headword, Traditional form and pinyin checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) source ↗ · Hán-Việt reading: Unihan kVietnamese source ↗ · No Vietnamese entry is linked as its twin; the Hán-Việt reading is given character by character. Definition, literal gloss and example sentence are original; the example has not had a native-speaker check yet.
Common questions
What does “件” mean?
A measure word for items of clothing, especially tops and coats, and for matters and events. 一件衣服 is 'a piece of clothing', 两件事 'two things to deal with', 这件事 'this matter'. Trousers and skirts take a different measure word, 条 (tiáo).
Is “件” formal or informal?
件 is generally neutral.