钳 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified character
Traditional character

钳 English definition

qián

  • pincers
  • pliers
  • tongs
  • claw (of animal)
  • to grasp with pincers
  • to pinch
  • to clamp
  • to restrain
  • to restrict
  • to gag

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : a variety of grass; nettle;
  • : one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰;
  • : ahead; front; forward; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly;
  • : planet Venus in the morning;
  • : character used in place names;
  • : pliers; pincers; to clamp;
  • : to carry on the shoulder;
  • : carry;
  • : hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive;
  • : to heat; to scorch;
  • : pliers; pincers; to clamp;
  • : Rubus palmatus;
  • : to act with reverence; reverent;
  • : Japanese variant of 錢|钱;
  • : latch of door; seal;
  • : coin; money; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3];
  • : big iron pot; cauldron; variant of 甑[zeng4], rice pot;
  • : abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1];