







钎 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 钅, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
钎 is an ideographic compound. A metal 钅 awl 千; 千 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 钅 + 3 more strokes
qiān钎

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Open the tool →钎 (qiān) means “A pointed steel rod” in Chinese.
钎 is pronounced qiān in Mandarin Chinese.
钎 has 8 strokes.
钎 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 钅. See the animated stroke order on this page.
The radical of 钎 is 钅, and 钎 is an ideographic compound.