鋤 (chú) - Hoe — a farming tool for loosening soil & to hoe
鋤 · chú
Hoe — a farming tool for loosening soil and weeding;
to hoe;
to weed;
to uproot or eliminate.
Hoe — a farming tool for loosening soilto hoeto weed
Usage highlights
HoeTo hoe the groundTo weedTo eliminate traitorsIron hoeTo hoe and plow
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The farmer uses a hoe to till the land (用锄头锄地).
- We need to hoe the weeds in the garden (给花园锄草).
- They worked to eliminate traitors (锄奸).
Collocations
- Hoe(锄头)
- To hoe the ground(锄地)
- To weed(锄草)
- To eliminate traitors(锄奸)
- Iron hoe(铁锄)
- To hoe and plow(锄耕)
Idioms
- Weed in the morning, rest in the evening(晨锄暮歇)
- Carrying a hoe and reading a book(带经而锄)
- Plow with the hoe under the moonlight(秉烛夜锄)
Cultural background
FAQ- The hoe is a fundamental agricultural tool in Chinese agrarian history, symbolizing hard labor and cultivation.
- In literary contexts, '锄' can metaphorically represent the elimination of evil or undesirable elements.
- It appears in classical poetry depicting rural life and the virtues of farming.