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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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)Sources & editorial notes
Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
扦 扦 [qian1] /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)/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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