__NOTOC__ The jian () is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China.
Jian may also refer to:
Weapons Jian (sword breaker) (), the Chinese sword breaker/club mace Chinese arrow () Fighter and attack aircraft of Chinese People's Liberation Army: Jiān "J" (Fighter) series
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 (given name), Mandarin given name Jian (surname), Mandarin pinyin of the name 簡/简 Jian (unit), a traditional unit of length and area in building large structures
Others Jian (dinosaur), a genus of microraptorine dinosaurs 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) Xi2 Sagittarii, a star also named Jian
See also Ji'an (disambiguation) Ji-an, Korean given name Jian River (disambiguation)