钎 (qiān): a steel drill rod; a pointed me…

Meanings

1 a steel drill rod; a pointed metal bar for boring rock

Characters

钎

qiān

steel drill rod

Examples

HSK 7-9

矿工用钢钎在岩石上打洞。

Kuànggōng yòng gāng qiān zài yánshí shàng dǎdòng.

The miners used steel drill rods to bore holes in the rock.

HSK 7-9

钎焊用填料把两块金属接在一起。

Qiān hàn yòng tiánliào bǎ liǎng kuài jīnshǔ jiē zài yìqǐ.

Brazing joins two metal parts with a filler metal.

Tips

usage

钎 is a technical word. It is the pointed steel bar in 钢钎 (drill rod) and also names the joining method 钎焊 (brazing), where a filler metal bonds parts without melting them.

Components

radical

钅 jīn

metal

Left is the metal radical 钅, the simplified left-side form of 金. It marks the character as a metal tool or material - here a hard steel rod.

phonetic

干 gān

shaft; pole

Right is 干, giving the sound (drifting gān to qiān) and a fitting hint of a straight shaft or pole - the long thin form of a drill rod.

Stroke Order

钎 qiān

Related Words

铅 qiān HSK 7-9 #8,232

lead (metal)

钢铁 gāngtiě #9,437

steel; iron and steel / iron will; steely resolve

尖 jiān HSK 6 #4,459

pointed; sharp; tapering / shrill; piercing (of sound) / top; tip; peak

杆 gān #2,946

pole; rod; shaft (long vertical type) / classifier for long thin objects

金属 jīnshǔ HSK 7-9 #2,643

metal

练习 liànxí HSK 2 #1,654

to practice; to drill / exercise (noun)

金 jīn HSK 3 #1,187

gold / metal / money

演 yǎn HSK 3 #1,066

to perform; to act; to play (a role) / to develop; to evolve / to practice; to drill

训练 xùnliàn HSK 3 #993

to train; to drill / training; practice

棍子 gùnzi HSK 7-9 #6,188

stick / rod / club / baton