English Definition: to pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip; to pinch off; to clutch; (slang) to fight
Chinese Definition:
①用指甲按或截断:掐算。掐花。掐尖儿。
②割断,截去:掐头去尾。
③用手的虎口及手指紧紧握住:一把掐住。
④量词,一只手或两只手指尖相对握着的数量:一掐儿松枝。
Total strokes: 11;
Radical: 手 Pictophonetic:臽 indicates the sound;
扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.
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