鍫 (qiāo) - Spade & shovel

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qiāo ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

器情

鍫 · qiāo

Spade;

shovel;

a type of digging tool with a broad blade and long handle.

Spadeshovela type of digging tool with a broad

Usage highlights

Iron spadeWooden spadeBronze spadeDigging spadeGarden spadeSpade handle

Synonyms

  • 锹— spade; shovel (more common simplified form)
  • 铲— shovel; spade
  • 铧— plowshare

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He dug the soil with a spade (用鍫挖土).
  • This iron shovel is very sturdy (这把铁鍫很结实).
  • The farmer used a wooden-handled spade (农民用木柄鍫).
  • Archaeologists found an ancient bronze spade (考古学家发现古代青铜鍫).

Collocations

  • Iron spade(铁鍫)
  • Wooden spade(木鍫)
  • Bronze spade(青铜鍫)
  • Digging spade(挖土鍫)
  • Garden spade(园鍫)
  • Spade handle(鍫柄)

Idioms

  • None commonly used with this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 鍫 represents an ancient agricultural and construction tool, important in traditional farming societies.
  • The character appears in historical texts describing farming implements and archaeological findings.
  • Less commonly used in modern Chinese compared to the more standard character 锹.

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