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掐

Character

掐 qiā

HSK 7–9Character

to pinch; to press something hard between your finger and your thumb

Radical
扌
Strokes
11
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 臽
Traditional
掐
Frequency
#3983 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

qiā

qia1
  1. to pinch; to press something hard between your finger and your thumb
  2. to break a flower or stem off by squeezing it with your fingers

Examples

  • 弟弟掐了我，我很疼。

    dì di qiā le wǒ, wǒ hěn téng

    My little brother pinched me, and it hurt.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 妈妈掐了几朵花，放在桌子上。

    mā ma qiā le jǐ duǒ huā, fàng zài zhuō zi shàng

    Mom picked a few flowers and put them on the table.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 掐

Draw “掐” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 掐

掐断qiā duànto nip off (with fingernails etc)Word掐架qiā jià(of dogs, roosters etc) to fight; to tussleWord掐死qiā sǐto throttleWord掐算qiā suànto count with one's fingersWord掐表qiā biǎoto use a stopwatchWord掐脖子qiā bó zito seize by the throatWord

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù