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扦

qiān
noun #85,801

Meanings

  1. 1 a slender pointed rod (of metal or bamboo)
  2. 2 skewer
  3. 3 to stick in; to insert
  4. 4 to take cuttings (of a plant)

Examples

HSK 6
她在花瓶里扦了几枝梅花。
Tā zài huāpíng lǐ qiān le jǐ zhī méihuā.
She arranged a few branches of plum blossom in the vase.
HSK 7-9
他用铁扦子从粮食袋里取样。
Tā yòng tiě qiānzi cóng liángshi dài lǐ qǔ yàng.
He used an iron rod to test a sample from the grain sack.

Tips

usage
扦 is both a thing and an action. As a noun (扦子) it is a slender pointed rod or skewer. As a verb it means to stick something pointed in - common in 扦插, propagating a plant from a cutting, and arranging flowers in a vase.

Components

radical
扌 shǒu
hand (radical form of 手)
The side-form hand radical 扌, a compressed 手, marks 扦 as a hand action - sticking or inserting something - like 插 to insert and 扎 to prick.
phonetic
千 qiān
thousand
Right is 千, giving the sound qiān exactly. It contributes only the reading, with no meaning attached.

Stroke Order

扦 qiān