qiā

hold

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

hand

臽 sound component

  Sound component

xiàn

  

a pit

Evolution

掐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
掐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

qiā

hold; gather with hand; choke; to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight

Most common words with 掐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to pinch

掐断

cut off

掐算

to count with one's fingers