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掐
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hold

HSK 7
Human →Actions
qiā
コウ、キョウ
つま.む
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 臽 Pit A Pit =
掐 hold
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
hand
臽 Phonetic component
xiàn Pit A Pit
a pit, a hole
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
掐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
掐 [qiā]
to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
掐断 [qiā​duàn] #42,056
cut off
掐断 [qiā​duàn] #42,056
cut off
掐算 [qiā​suàn] #54,417
to count with one's fingers
掐死 [qiā​sǐ]
to throttle
掐脖子 [qiā​bó​zi]
to seize by the throat