箝
qián

tweezers

箝 qián
to clamp
(bound form) pincers, pliers, or tongs; to pinch or clamp something using a tool
to restrain
To restrict or gag someone; to control or suppress expression, often used in the phrase 箝制 qián​zhì
to shut tight
To keep the mouth shut; to remain silent or refrain from speaking

Frequency
Character
Written text
5,385th most common 0.656 per million
Movie subtitles
5,084th most common 0.060 per million appears in 0% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.090 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.103 per million

Details
Strokes
14
Unicode
U+7B9D

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)