懂中文 Dong Chinese

箝

qián

tweezers

Bamboo ⺮ used to grasp 拑 things; 拑 also provides the pronunciation

Components
⺮ meaning component

⺮  Meaning component

zhú

  

bamboo

拑 sound,meaning component

拑  Sound Meaning component

qián

  

to clamp

Evolution

箝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
箝 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

箝  

qián

tweezers, pliers, tongs, pincers; pliers; pincers; to clamp