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to clamp

HSK 10
qián
カン、ケン
つぐ.む
Components
hand (side)+ sweet =
to clamp
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
hand
Phonetic component
gān sweet
sweetness
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[qián]
pliers; pincers; to clamp
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