Chinese symbol for “pliers”
钳子
qián zi
Traditional: 鉗子
pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pliers is 钳子 (qián zi), defined as: pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pliers”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 钳子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钳制 (鉗制) | qián zhì | to suppress; to muzzle; to gag |
| 钳工 (鉗工) | qián gōng | fitter; benchwork |
| 火钳 (火鉗) | huǒ qián | fire tongs |
| 夹钳 (夾鉗) | jiā qián | tongs |
| 指甲钳 (指甲鉗) | zhǐ jia qián | nail clipper |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pliers”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.