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Keyword
pincers
  • pliers
  • tongs
  • to compress
Frequency
#3581
Strokes
10
Readings
qián
Mnemonic
钅 (metal) gives the meaning and 甘 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
钳qián
pincers; pliers; tongs; claw (of animal); to grasp with pincers; to pinch; to clamp; to restrain; to restrict; to gag
钳子qiánzi
pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp; claw (of a crab etc); (dialect) earring
钳制qiánzhì
to suppress; to muzzle; to gag
钳工qiángōng
fitter; benchwork
火钳huǒqián
fire tongs
产钳chǎnqián
obstetric forceps
老虎钳lǎohǔqián
vise; pincer pliers
钳住qiánzhù
to clamp down; to suppress
钢丝钳gāngsīqián
combination pliers; lineman's pliers
扳钳bānqián
wrench; spanner