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扦
qiān
to probe, to poke, to pierce, to pick at
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扌 (hand) provides meaning, 千 provides pronunciation
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Words Using 扦 (2)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
扦
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qiān
short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc / skewer / prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc / (dialect) to stick in / to bolt (a door) / to arrange (flowers in a vase) / to graft (tree) / to pedicure / to peel (an apple etc)
qiān
扦
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short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc / skewer / prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc / (dialect) to stick in / to bolt (a door) / to arrange (flowers in a vase) / to graft (tree) / to pedicure / to peel (an apple etc)
蜡扦
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làqiān
candlestick with a spike, onto which candles are impaled
làqiān
蜡扦
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candlestick with a spike, onto which candles are impaled