qián钳（鉗）
钳（鉗）
common
Meaning of 钳
钳 means pliers; tongs; clamp; to grip with pliers; to clamp. Pronounced qián.
- pliers; tongs; clamp
- to grip with pliers; to clamp
- to restrict; to constrain; to suppress
Character Info
Radical钅
Strokes10
Components
钅
甘
Stroke Order
钳
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
yòng用
lǎo老
hǔ虎
qián钳
bǎ把
shēng生
xiù锈
de的
luó螺
sī丝
nǐng拧
le了
xià下
lái来
。
He used a pair of locking pliers to unscrew the rusted screw.
Jūn军
duì队
bǎi摆
chū出
le了
qián钳
xíng形
gōng攻
shì势
bāo包
wéi围
dí敌
jūn军
。
The military deployed a pincer attack to surround the enemy.
Diàn电
gōng工
yòng用
gāng钢
sī丝
qián钳
jiǎn剪
duàn断
le了
diàn电
xiàn线
。
The electrician used wire cutters to snip the electrical wire.
Tiě铁
jiàng匠
yòng用
huǒ火
qián钳
jiā夹
qǐ起
shāo烧
hóng红
de的
tiě铁
kuài块
。
The blacksmith used a tongs to pick up the red-hot iron block.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
hé核
tao桃
qián钳
kě可
yǐ以
qīng轻
sōng松
jiá夹
kāi开
yìng硬
ké壳
hé核
tao桃
。
This nutcracker can easily crack open hard-shell walnuts.
Measure Words
把/ bǎ
Primary
个/ gè