Memory phrase for the character: 掐
掐
Meaning
to pick (flowers), to pinch, to clutch Pronunciation qiā Explanation Left: hand 扌, right: pitfall 臽 (falling person ⺈ over a pit trap 臼)
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The hand acts like a "pitfall" when picking sth. or pinching. Radicals
扌
hand Simplification of this hand 手
臽
pitfall A person falls ⺈ into a pitfall that is formed by the radical for mortar 臼.
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Vocabulary
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掐算 qiā suàn
to count with one's fingers; on the spot calculation
掐死 qiā sǐ
to throttle; to strangle
掐断 qiā duàn
cut off; disconnect
掐断 qiā duàn
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