掐(qiā)

HSK 7-911 strokes

to pick (flowers)

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Character information

Pinyin
qiā
Meaning
to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 掐 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌臽

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 臽 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu臽xiàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 掐 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 掐

Common words using 掐 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qiā掐duàn断

to nip off (with fingernails etc); (fig.) to cut off (supply etc); to disco…

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qiā掐jià架

(of dogs, roosters etc) to fight; to tussle; (of people) to have an alterca…

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qiā掐sǐ死

to throttle; to choke to death

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 掐’s common words

断架死

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