鋏 = 金 + 夾

鋏 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “tongs”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 夾 (be wedged or inserted between).

Keyword: tongs
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiá
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: tongs, pincers, клещи, щипцы, pincers
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 鋏 scissors

Decomposition

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金 gold
夾 be wedged or inserted between

How to find 鋏 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “be wedged or inserted between”. 鋏 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鋏 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.