掐 = 扌 + 臽

掐 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “hold”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 臽 (a pit).

Keyword: hold
Pinyin (Mandarin): qiā
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: держать

Decomposition

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扌 hand
臽 a pit

How to find 掐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “a pit”. 掐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 掐 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.