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Characters, words, pinyin or English

掐 qiā to pinch

to pinch; to hold; to choke; to nip; to pinch off; to fight

How to remember 掐: 扌 hand + 臽 pitfall = to pinch. In the haunted house, the girl grabs her brother's arm with one hand at the edge of a fake pitfall, so scared she starts to pinch him.

  • HSK 8
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 扌

Component breakdown

掐 = 扌 hand + 臽 pitfall

  • 扌 hand
  • 臽 pitfall
The Gushi story

In the haunted house, the girl grabs her brother's arm with one hand at the edge of a fake pitfall, so scared she starts to pinch him.

How it is used

  • To pinch hard (with nails)/nip off/throttle: 掐一下 (qiā yíxià) give a pinch, 掐花 (qiā huā) nip off a flower, 掐脖子 (qiā bózi) to throttle.
  • 掐算 (qiāsuàn) / 掐指一算 (qiāzhǐ-yísuàn) = to reckon on one's fingers.
  • 掐架 (qiā jià) = (colloquial) to squabble/fight; 掐点 (qiā diǎn) to time something to the minute.