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Meaning of 拑

Pinyin qián

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

pliers / pincers / to clamp

Usage

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拑 [qián] 1. 同“钳”。 (Same as "钳".) - [En.] clamp; restrain 2. 通“钳”。合拢;闭住 (Commonly refers to "钳". To close; to shut.) - [En.] close 引： - 《说文》：拑，胁持也。徐灏笺：“从手曰拑，从竹曰箝，从钢铁曰钳，通用则不别也。” (In "Shuowen," it states: "拑 means to restrain." Xu Hao's commentary: "Using hands is called 拑, using bamboo is called 箝, and using steel is called 钳; they are interchangeable.") 例： - 又如: 拑击 (to clamp and strike from both sides) 3. 勒;横木于马口 (To rein in; to put a bar in a horse's mouth.) - [En.] draw rein; rein in 引： - 《公羊传·宣公十四年》：拑马而秣之。(In the commentary on "Gongyang Zhuan", it says: "To rein in the horse and feed it.") - 释文：“以木衔马口也。” (Explanation: "To use wood to hold the horse's mouth.") 例： - 又如: 拑勒 (to put a bit in the horse's mouth)