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
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 金 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 鉗
- Common rank
- #2,203
- Unicode
- U+94B3
Sound it out + + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
pliers · Heisig RSH #2731
metal + wicker basket
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 钳
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 克丝钳子 | wire cutting pincers | |
| 大力钳 | locking pliers; mole grips | |
| 管子钳 | pipe wrench; monkey wrench | |
| 断线钳 | bolt cutter | |
| 压线钳 | crimping pliers; amp pliers | |
| 老虎钳 | vise; pincer pliers | |
| 台虎钳 | bench vise | |
| 指甲钳 | nail clipper | |
| 眉毛钳 | tweezers | |
| 钳子 | pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp; claw (of a crab etc); CL:把[ba3]; (dialect) e… | |
| 钳工 | fitter; benchwork | |
| 火钳 | fire tongs | |
| 管钳 | pipe wrench | |
| 钳制 | to suppress; to muzzle; to gag | |
| 钢丝钳 | combination pliers; lineman's pliers | |
| 产钳 | obstetric forceps | |
| 虎钳 | vise | |
| 钳住 | to clamp down; to suppress | |
| 螺旋钳 | wrench | |
| 剥皮钳 | wire stripper |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 甘 — compare how they read.