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箝

qián

tweezers, pincers; pliers, tongs

💡 Ideographic: Bamboo ⺮ used to grasp 拑 things; 拑 also provides the pronunciation

HSK 14 strokes Uncommon (54%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

to clamp, to pin down, to tie down

⿱⺮拑 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

zhú

⺮

bamboo; flute

📷 Pictographic: Two stalks of bamboo; see 竹

6 strokes

qián

拑

to clamp, to pin down, to tie down

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 甘 provides pronunciation

8 strokes

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

gān

甘

sweet, tasty; willing

💡 Ideographic: Picture of a tongue with 一 marking the sweet spot

5 strokes HSK 6

niàn

卄

twenty, twentieth

💡 Ideographic: Two tens 十 side by side

3 strokes

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 箝 (1)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

箝 ↗

qián

pliers / pincers / to clamp

qián

箝 ↗

pliers / pincers / to clamp