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The character 钎 (qiān) refers to metallic tools for drilling or piercing hard materials and the process of brazing metals. It is a phono-semantic compound with the metal radical 钅 (jīn) on the left, indicating its material or connection to metalworking, and the component 千 (qiān) on the right, which provides its pronunciation. The traditional form, 釺, uses the unsimplified metal radical 金 (jīn) alongside the same phonetic element. Both forms appear in technical vocabularies for terms like drill bits, soldering rods, and boring equipment.