钎 — Chinese character
钎
qiān
awl; a tool for boring holes
- Pinyin
- qiān
- Radical
- 167 ⾦ (Gold)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 钅 千
- Formation
- ideographic — A metal 钅 awl 千; 千 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 釺
Common words with 钎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钢钎 (鋼釺) | gāng qiān | (mining) drill rod; drill steel |
| 炮钎 (炮釺) | pào qiān | a drill; a hammer drill for boring through rock |
| 钎子 (釺子) | qiān zi | hammer drill for boring through rock |
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.