箝
qián

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

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo
拑
拑 SoundMeaning component
qián to clamp

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡram

說文解字

籋也。从竹拑聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)