to pinch or nip with fingers
Animated Stroke Order 掐
Stroke Order Diagrams 掐
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 掐 is used in context
1
liǎng两
gè个
hái孩
zi子
zài在
cāo操
chǎng场
shàng上
qiā掐
jià架
。
Two children were fighting on the playground
2
tā他
qiā掐
duàn断
le了
diàn电
huà话
xiàn线
。
He cut off the telephone line
3
lǎo老
rén人
qiā掐
suàn算
zhe着
rì日
zi子
děng等
dài待
ér儿
zi子
guī归
lái来
。
The old man counted the days waiting for his son's return
Information
Traditional掐
Radical扌
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2335
Zhuyinㄑㄧㄚ
Components—
UnicodeU+6390
CangjieQHXU
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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