qiān
⼿Radical 64 · 6 strokes

short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc

9 meanings
MEANING9 meanings

MEANING

  1. short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc

  2. verb

    skewer

    • He used a bamboo skewer to pierce the meat.

  3. noun

    prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc

    • He used a stick to take a sample from the bag.

  4. verb

    (dialect) to stick in

  5. verb

    to bolt (a door)

    • Please bolt the door shut.

  6. to arrange (flowers in a vase)

  7. verb

    to graft (tree)

    • He is propagating trees by cuttings.

  8. verb

    to pedicure

    • She likes getting pedicures.

  9. to peel (an apple etc)

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