| qiā | to pick (flowers)/to pinch/to clutch/(slang) to fight |
| 掐 | to pick (flowers) to pinch to clutch |
| 掐丝 | wire inlay; filigree |
| 掐头去尾 | break off both ends; leave out the beginning and the end |
| 掐尖儿 | pinch of young shoots |
| 掐指 | To use a thumb pointing to other fingers when practicing divination or calculating. |
| 掐断 | cut off disconnect |
| 掐断电线 | to disconnect the wire |
| 掐死 | to throttle to strangle |
| 掐算 | to count with one's fingers on the spot calculation |
| 掐腰 | have a waistline |
| 掐诀 | make finger gestures during incantation |