鈂 (chén) - A tool for digging earth & a type of spade or shovel

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chén ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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鈂 · chén

A tool for digging earth;

a type of spade or shovel;

also used in some ancient texts.

A tool for digging eartha type of spade or shovelalso used in some ancient texts.

Usage highlights

digging toolearth spadeancient implement

Synonyms

  • 铲— shovel, spade
  • 锹— spade

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer used a spade (鈂) to dig the field.
  • An ancient digging tool (鈂) was found at the archaeological site.
  • This character is rarely used in modern Chinese (鈂).

Collocations

  • digging tool(鈂具)
  • earth spade(土鈂)
  • ancient implement(古鈂)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts describing agricultural or construction tools.
  • Extremely rare in modern usage, primarily of interest to scholars and historians.

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