| qián | pincers/pliers/tongs/claw (of animal)/to grasp with pincers/to pinch/to clamp/to restrain/to restrict/to gag |
| 钳 | pincers pliers tongs |
| 钳住 | to clamp down to suppress |
| 钳住对手 | to clinch |
| 钳制 | to suppress to muzzle to gag |
| 钳口 | mouth of tongs; workholding jaw; nipper jaw; jaw; chops; gate |
| 钳口结舌 | keep one's mouth shut; hold one's tongue |
| 钳子 | pliers forceps clamp |
| 钳工 | fitter benchwork |
| 钳形 | hook-on; forcipated |
| 钳形攻势 | a pincer movement; a two-pronged offensive |
| 钳形运动 | pincer movement |
| 钳爪 | chela |
| 钳马衔枚 | with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom) (of a marching army) in utter silence |