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This is a partial list of famous swords of Chinese legend or mythology. Some of these swords also appear in fiction. There are two main types of sword: jian and dao. Swords with estimated or presumed magical powers or that were especially well-made were designated by the epithet "treasure" (寶), as is the case with "treasure jian" (寶劍) and "treasure'' dao" (寶刀). The modern Chinese may vary.

Jian
Jian tend to be blades with two edges, longer than what would be considered to be a dagger. Translations into English are mostly provisional.