qián

to clamp

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

hand

甘 sound component

  Sound component

gān

  

sweetness

Evolution

拑 Bronze script Warring States (475-221 BC)

Bronze script

Warring States (475-221 BC)
拑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
拑 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
拑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

qián

to clamp, tie down or pin down; pliers; pincers; to clamp

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

8

Unicode

U+62D1

Shuowen

“拑,脅持也。从手,甘聲。”


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