鉗
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Translingual
Han character
鉗 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+5, 13 strokes, cangjie input 金廿一 (CTM), four-corner 84170, composition ⿰釒甘)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1301, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40306
- Dae Jaweon: page 1803, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4182, character 7
- Unihan data for U+9257
Chinese
| trad. | 鉗 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 钳 | |
| alternative forms | 拑 verb | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 鉗 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cián
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2
- Yale: chyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan
- Palladius: цянь (cjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: kim4 / kim4-2 / kem4
- Cantonese Pinyin: kim4 / kim4-2 / kem4
- Guangdong Romanization: kim4 / kim4-2 / kém4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰiːm²¹/, /kʰiːm²¹⁻³⁵/, /kʰɛːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàm
- Hakka Romanization System: kiamˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: kiam2
- Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯am¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Note:
- khiâm - literary;
- khîⁿ - vernacular.
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kiam5 / kin5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khiâm / khîⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰiam⁵⁵/, /kʰĩ⁵⁵/
Note:
- kiam5 - literary;
- kin5 - vernacular.
- Middle Chinese: gjem
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.<r>m/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡram/
Definitions
鉗
- claw of a crustacean (Classifier: 個／个 c)
- pincers, pliers, tongs
- to grab or pinch with a plier or a crustacean claw
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鉗子 (“pliers; pincers”)
Compounds
- 克絲鉗子 / 克丝钳子
- 卡鉗 / 卡钳
- 受鉗鎚 / 受钳锤
- 尖嘴鉗 / 尖嘴钳 (jiānzuǐqián)
- 拘鉗 / 拘钳
- 火鉗 / 火钳 (huǒqián)
- 焊鉗 / 焊钳
- 產鉗 / 产钳 (chǎnqián)
- 羅鉗吉網 / 罗钳吉网
- 老虎鉗 / 老虎钳 (lǎohǔqián)
- 胡桃鉗 / 胡桃钳
- 虎鉗 / 虎钳 (hǔqián)
- 虎頭鉗 / 虎头钳 (hǔtóuqián)
- 蝍蛆鉗帶 / 蝍蛆钳带
- 鉗且 / 钳且
- 鉗制 / 钳制 (qiánzhì)
- 鉗口 / 钳口
- 鉗口吞舌 / 钳口吞舌
- 鉗口撟舌 / 钳口挢舌
- 鉗口結舌 / 钳口结舌
- 鉗噤 / 钳噤
- 鉗子 / 钳子 (qiánzi)
- 鉗工 / 钳工 (qiángōng)
- 鉗忌 / 钳忌
- 鉗鉗 / 钳钳
- 鉗馬銜枚 / 钳马衔枚
- 鏈鉗子 / 链钳子
- 鐵鉗 / 铁钳
- 髡鉗 / 髡钳
Descendants
- → Proto-Tai: *ɡiːmᴬ (“pliers, tongs”)
Japanese
Kanji
鉗
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Readings
- On (unclassified): かん (kan)、けん (ken)
- Kun: くびかせ (kubikase, 鉗)、かなぎ (kanagi, 鉗)、はさむ (hasamu, 鉗む)、はさみ (hasami, 鉗)、かなばさみ (kanabasami, 鉗)
Korean
Hanja
鉗 • (gyeom) (hangeul 겸, revised gyeom, McCune–Reischauer kyŏm, Yale kyem)
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