钳

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

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,203 U+94B3

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 甘 (phonetic, gān)

components: 钅甘

pliers · Heisig RSH #2731

metal + wicker basket

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 甘

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 甘 (gān) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
甘 sound component	gān	sweet, tasty; willing
酣	hān	to enjoy liquor
邯	hán	a district in Hebei province
坩	gān	crucible; earthenware, pottery
绀	gàn	purple, violet
拑	qián	to clamp, to pin down, to tie down
疳	gān	rickets, chickenpox; childhood disease

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
克丝钳子	kè sī qián zi	wire cutting pincers
大力钳	dà lì qián	locking pliers; mole grips
管子钳	guǎn zi qián	pipe wrench; monkey wrench
断线钳	duàn xiàn qián	bolt cutter
压线钳	yā xiàn qián	crimping pliers; amp pliers
老虎钳	lǎo hǔ qián	vise; pincer pliers
台虎钳	tái hǔ qián	bench vise
指甲钳	zhǐ jia qián	nail clipper
眉毛钳	méi máo qián	tweezers
钳子	qián zi	pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp; claw (of a crab etc); CL:把[ba3]; (dialect) e…
钳工	qián gōng	fitter; benchwork
火钳	huǒ qián	fire tongs
管钳	guǎn qián	pipe wrench
钳制	qián zhì	to suppress; to muzzle; to gag
产钳	chǎn qián	obstetric forceps
钢丝钳	gāng sī qián	combination pliers; lineman's pliers
虎钳	hǔ qián	vise
钳住	qián zhù	to clamp down; to suppress
螺旋钳	luó xuán qián	wrench
剥皮钳	bāo pí qián	wire stripper