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钎 Stroke Order — How to Write 钎

Stroke Order

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 Radical and Character Components

Components:钅千

钎 is an ideographic compound. A metal 钅 awl 千; 千 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 钅 + 3 more strokes

钎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • qiān

Meanings of 钎 in Chinese

1

qiān钎

A pointed steel rod, often used as a chisel or drill bit for making holes in rocks or other hard surfaces.
工人用钎子在岩石上打了个洞。
The worker used a chisel to make a hole in the rock.
A drill bit or a chisel, a tool used for drilling or breaking hard materials, often in mining or construction.
工人用钎子在岩石上打洞。
Workers use a chisel to make holes in the rock.

Common Words and Phrases with 钎

1
qiān钎hàn焊
Brazing is a metal-joining process that uses a filler metal, which has a lower melting point than the base metals, to join two or more metal parts.
工程师们使用钎焊技术将铜管连接起来,确保系统的密封性。
Engineers used brazing technology to connect copper pipes, ensuring the system's sealing.

More words with 钎

  • chuō戳méi煤qiān钎Drill coal
  • qiān钎zi子chisel, punch
  • qiān钎hàn焊jì技shu术Brazing technology, Brazing technique

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Questions about 钎

What does 钎 mean in Chinese?

钎 (qiān) means “A pointed steel rod” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 钎?

钎 is pronounced qiān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 钎 have?

钎 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 钎?

钎 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 钅. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 钎?

The radical of 钎 is 钅, and 钎 is an ideographic compound.

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