Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Qia Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 437, Entry 11 Pronounced qia Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): To stab with the fingernail. Yupian (Jade Chapters): To press with the fingernail is called qia. History of Jin (Jinshu), Biography of Guo Shu: To pinch the nose and cauterize the eyebrows.