鉗 (kim4*2 kim4 | qian2) : pincers; to grip

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鉗

kim4*2 kim4

qian2

(jyutping) kim4*2, (pinyin) qian2
[kim4*2] pincers; pliers; clamp; forceps; tongs; tweezers | [synonym] 鉗子

(jyutping) kim4, (pinyin) qian2
[1] grip (with pincers); clamp | [variant] 拑; [nasal-stop alternant] 挾 [gip6]
[2] coerce; restrain

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鉗 / 钳

This word has been viewed 5738 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Aug 2010 15:04

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指甲鉗 zi2 gaap3 kim4*2 = nail-clipper 粵

鉗子 kim4 zi2 qian2 zi5 = pliers; a clamp; forceps; tongs; pincers; clippers

夾鉗 gaap6 kim4*2 jia1 qian2 = tongs, a clamp

火鉗 fo2 kim4 = fire tongs; coal tongs; a poker

鐵鉗 tit3 kim4 tie3 qian2 = tongs

眉鉗 mei4 kim4 = tweezers

螺旋鉗 lo4 syun4 kim4*2 luo2 xuan2 qian2 = a wrench

胡桃鉗子 wu4 tou4 kim4 zi2 = nutcracker

鉗制 kim4 zai3 = suppress

Showing 1 example containing 鉗

鉗實眼釘掹出嚟粵
Grip the nail tight and pull it out.
[眼 is the classifier for 釘 (nail).]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 鉗
Unicode code for this character: U+9257 (off-site link)

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