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钎

釺
qiān
noun #84,187

Meanings

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

Examples

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.
钎焊用填料把两块金属接在一起。
Qiān hàn yòng tián liào bǎ liǎng kuài jīnshǔ jiē zàiyìqǐ.
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 (phonetic)
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