钎 – vocab dash

Keyword

a drill

awl
a tool for boring holes

Frequency: #6139
Strokes: 8

Readings

qiān

Mnemonic

A metal 钅 awl 千; 千 also provides the pronunciation

Stroke order

Composed of

钅gold 千thousand

Used in vocabulary

a drill (for boring through rock)

钢钎gāngqiān

(mining) drill rod; drill steel