pincers, pliers, clamp
Animated Stroke Order 钳
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HSK Vocabulary: 钳
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 钳 is used in context
1
tā他
yòng用
huǒ火
qián钳
jiá夹
qǐ起
yí一
kuài块
mù木
tàn炭
。
He picked up a piece of charcoal with fire tongs.
2
tā他
yòng用
qián钳
zi子
jiá夹
zhù住
le了
luó螺
sī丝
。
He held the screw with pliers.
3
zhèng政
fǔ府
cǎi采
qǔ取
cuò措
shī施
qián钳
zhì制
wù物
jià价
shàng上
zhǎng涨
。
The government took measures to restrict price increases.
Information
Traditional鉗
Radical钅
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency—
Zhuyinㄑㄧㄢˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+94B3
CangjieQTMJ
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Cultural note
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