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掐
qiā
1. to pick (flowers)
2. to pinch
3. to nip
4. to pinch off
5. to clutch
6. (slang) to fight
HSK 6 Common • Top 10% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

掐
qiā
to hold, to choke; to gather in one hand
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (3)

掐断
qiāduàn
cut off
掐死
qiāsǐ
to throttle
掐算
qiāsuàn
to count with one's fingers

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
3,493
Word Frequency Rank
8,559 of 84,292