02437 Chinese character of 鉗 and pronounce kim4

The Chinese word【鉗】(Pliers) that we will introduce this time is a word that describes a tool or an action. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Fixing tools. Explanation: (1) A tool for holding things. Such as: “fire tongs”, “iron pliers”, “pliers”. (2) Clamp: control by coercion. For example: “The hostages were held captive by the criminals and had no choice but to obey their orders and let themselves be manipulated.”

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【鉗】:qián

Cantonese Jyutping of 【鉗】:kim4/kim2

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【鉗】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【鉗】, for example:Describe a tool or action , It means mainly fixed tools .Since Chinese characters have profound meanings, they may carry additional complexities and specific usages that are difficult to fully convey here.

【鉗】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【鉗子、鉗制】(Mandarin Pinyin:qián zǐ 、qián zhì/ Cantonese Jyutping:kim4 zi2 、kim4 zai3)

The total stroke number of this character is 13 ,It is a Chinese character that, once mastered, allows for a deeper understanding and more diverse expression in communication,Below is an example sentence related to this character.:


他用鉗子緊固了螺絲。

He tightened the screw with pliers.


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