Memory phrase for the character: 钳

钳

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Meaning

pincers, pliers, tongs, claw (of animal), to clamp

Pronunciation

qián

Explanation

 Left: metal 钅/金, right: sweet 甘 (image of an open mouth 廿 with something sweet 一 between teeth)

Mnemonic
 
Made of metal and it can hold sth. 一 like with teeth 廿, the: pinchers.

Radicals

金 gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
甘 sweetA laughing mouth 廿/口 with something sweet 一.




 Vocabulary

钳马衔枚 qián mǎ xián méi  with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom); (of a marching army) in utter silence
蒜茸钳 suàn róng qián  garlic press
钳工 qián gōng  fitter; benchwork
钳子 qián zi  pliers; forceps; clamp
钳制 qián zhì  to suppress; to muzzle; to gag
钳制 qián zhì  

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