Chinese Character 鉗 Meanings and components.

Form

鉗

Meaning

鉗 meaning[3] in English

Pincers.

Pliers.

Tongs.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 鉗 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Jin (金) , and surname Gan (甘)

Its radical[1] is: 金 (jin1) which means: Surname Jin, Surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), .金jin1surname Jin

In cangjie it is written with CTM

How to write 鉗

To write鉗qian2pincers you should write a combination of 金jin1surname Jin , 甘gan1surname Gan arranged in a 吅 shape:

金 + 甘 = 鉗

鉗 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 鉗 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 鉗, looks as follow:

鉗
Pinyin:qian2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Pincers . Pliers . Tongs . Claw (Of Animal) . To Grasp With Pincers . To Pinch . To Clamp . To Restrain . To Restrict . To Gag
金
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Surname Jin . Surname Kim (Korean) . Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)
甘
Pinyin:gan1
Meaning[3]: Surname Gan . Abbr. For Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 Su4 Sheng3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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