Usage of the character 扦
qiān
扦
[扦]
- short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc
- skewer
- prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc
- (dialect) to stick in
- to bolt (a door)
- to arrange (flowers in a vase)
- to graft (tree)
- to pedicure
- to peel (an apple etc)
làqiān
蜡扦
[蠟扦]
- candlestick with a spike, onto which candles are impaled
qiānjiǎo
扦脚
[扦腳]
- (dialect) pedicure
- to trim one's toenails
qiānchā
扦插
[扦插]
- (agriculture) to plant by cuttage; to propagate from cuttings