铗 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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jiá

tongs

Metal 钅 used to grasp 夹 items; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

Components

钅 Meaning component

jīn

metal

jiā, jiá, jià

be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

jiá

tongs, pincers; dagger; sword; pincers for use at a fire

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

6536th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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