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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- qia1
- English meanings
- to pick (flowers), to pinch, to nip, to pinch off, to clutch, (slang) to fight
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 臽.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
臽 is identified as the sound component (xiàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 掐.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
just; exactly
negotiate; harmonious
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