掐

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

qiā ㄑㄧㄚ

    • to pick (flowers)
    • to pinch
    • to nip
    • to pinch off
    • to clutch
    • to fight

      slang

Classifiers (measure words)

to pinch

to nip

to fight

掐 itself can also be a classifier

Other words read qiā

qia with other tones

  • 卡 qiǎ block
  • 恰 qià exactly
  • 洽 qià accord
  • 髂 qià ilium
  • 拤 qiá grip with both hands

All 6 words read qia in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 掐

    部首 radical
    扌 a form of 手
    笔画 strokes
    11, with 8 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    扌臽
    形旁 meaning
    扌
    声旁 sound
    臽
    Practise writing 掐

    Trace 掐, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Writing drills that include 掐: HSK 7-9 vocabulary, part 48: writing drill 1 of 5.

    Words with 掐

    Starting with 掐

    All 6 words starting with 掐

    Words with 掐

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