釺

简 钎 · 繁 釺
Mandarin · pinyin qiān

Meanings

  1. a drill (for boring through rock)
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钎
qiān · tool for boring holes
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1 · qian1

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Cantonese word readings for 釺. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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