Character Animation

Character: 掐

Pinyin: qiā (qia1)

Meaning: to pick (flowers) / to pinch / to nip / to pinch off / to clutch / (slang) to fight

Practice Writing

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Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

✓ Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
✓ Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
✓ Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
✓ The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Related Words with "掐"

to throttle

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Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

⿰ 扌臽

Phonetic Component

Sound element

Semantic Component

Meaning element

Same Radical (165)

Radical: 扌

才扎扑扒打扔托扛扣执扩扪扫扬扭扮扯扰扶批找技抄把抑抒抓投抗折抚抛抢护报披抬抱抵抹押抽拂担拆拈拉拌拍拎拐拒拔拖拗拘拙招拟拢拣拥拦拧拨择括拭拯拷拼拽拾持挂指按挑挖挟挠挡挣挤挥挨挪挫振挺挽捂捅捉捍捎捏捐捕捞损捡换捣捧据捶捷掀掂授掉掏排探接控推掩措揄揉揍描提插揠握揪揭援揶揽搀搁搂搅搏搜搞搬搭携摁摆摇摊摒摔摘摧摸撑撒撕撞撤播撰擅操擒擦攒攘

Related Phonetic (1)

Same phonetic as: 臽

Related Semantic (126)

Same semantic as: 扌

举扑扒打扔扣扪扬扭扮扯扰扶批技抄把抑投抚抛抢抬抵抹押抽拂担拆拉拌拍拎拒拔拖拗拘拙拟拢拣拥拦拧括拭拼持挂按挑挠挤挨挪挫振挺挽捅捉捍捎捏捐捕捞损捡换捣据捶捷掀掂授掉掏排探接控推掩措揄揍描提插揠握揪揭揶揽搀搁搂搅搏搜搞搬搭携摁摆摇摊摒摔摧摸撑撕撞撰擅操擦攒攘