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钳
qián
pincers, pliers, tongs; to compress
🔤 Pictophonetic:
钅 (metal) provides meaning, 甘 provides pronunciation
Words Using 钳 (20)
Character
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钳
qián
pincers / pliers / tongs / claw (of animal) / to grasp with pincers / to pinch / to clamp / to restrain / to restrict / to gag
钳
qián
pincers / pliers / tongs / claw (of animal) / to grasp with pincers / to pinch / to clamp / to restrain / to restrict / to gag
夹钳
jiāqián
tongs
夹钳
jiāqián
tongs
产钳
chǎnqián
obstetric forceps
产钳
chǎnqián
obstetric forceps
老虎钳
lǎohǔqián
vise / pincer pliers
老虎钳
lǎohǔqián
vise / pincer pliers
蒜茸钳
suànróngqián
garlic press
蒜茸钳
suànróngqián
garlic press
虎钳
hǔqián
vise
虎钳
hǔqián
vise
扳钳
bānqián
wrench / spanner
扳钳
bānqián
wrench / spanner
火钳
huǒqián
fire tongs
火钳
huǒqián
fire tongs
眉毛钳
méimáoqián
tweezers
眉毛钳
méimáoqián
tweezers
管子钳
guǎnziqián
pipe wrench / monkey wrench
管子钳
guǎnziqián
pipe wrench / monkey wrench
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰钅甘
i
Component Tree i
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
5 strokes
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
gān
甘
sweet, tasty; willing
💡 Ideographic:
Picture of a tongue with 一 marking the sweet spot
5 strokes
HSK 6