扦 Stroke Order — How to Write 扦

Stroke Order

扦 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, 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.

扦 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌千

扦 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 千 indicates the sound.

Radical: 扌 + 3 more strokes

扦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

qiān

Meanings of 扦 in Chinese

qiān扦

A needle-like tool made of metal, bamboo, or wood, sometimes with a base; skewer; pick.

烤肉需要用到竹扦子。

Grilling meat requires using bamboo skewers.

To insert or plug in, commonly used to describe bolting a door, as in '扦门'.

睡觉前，记得把门扦好

Before going to bed, remember to bolt the door securely.

Common Words and Phrases with 扦

qiān扦chā插

A method of plant propagation by taking cuttings (stems, roots, or leaves) and planting them in soil to grow new plants.

她将玫瑰花的枝条进行扦插，希望能在春天培育出新的玫瑰植株。

She propagated the rose branches by cutting, hoping to cultivate new rose plants in spring.

qiān扦dān担

A type of shoulder pole with pointed, upward-curving ends, often used for carrying firewood. It can also refer to a person who instigates conflict between two parties.

他用扦担挑着一捆柴火回家。

He carried a bundle of firewood home with a carrying pole.

qiān扦shǒu手

An inspector at old customs checkpoints who used a probe (扦子) to examine goods; a tidewaiter.

商队在经过边境关卡时，经验丰富的扦手会逐一查验货物，确保没有违禁品。

When the trade caravan passed through the border checkpoint, the experienced qianshou would inspect each item of goods one by one to ensure there were no contraband items.

qiān扦zǐ子

A pointed metal tube used to extract samples (e.g., powder or granules) from sacks.