qiā = qi + a1
to pick (flowers) / to pinch / to nip / to pinch off / to clutch / (slang) to fight
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How to pronounce 掐

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

掐 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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xiàn = xi + an4
pitfall / trap (archaic)
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xiàn = xi + an4
(archaic) pit; hole in the ground / (archaic) variant of 陷[xian4]
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Characters with 掐 as component

掐 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 掐

to nip off (with fingernails etc) / (fig.) to cut off (supply etc) / to disconnect
to throttle / to choke to death
to count with one's fingers / on the spot calculation

Sentences with 掐

掐 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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qiā

to pick (flowers) / to pinch / to nip / to pinch off / to clutch / (slang) to fight

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