() - An ancient type of hoe or spade & also refers to a type of ancient coin

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An ancient type of hoe or spade;

also refers to a type of ancient coin shaped like a spade.

An ancient type of hoe or spadealso refers to a type of ancient coin

Usage highlights

Ancient hoeBronze spadeSpade coinAgricultural tool

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Archaeologists found an ancient bronze hoe (青铜鏀).
  • This museum displays spade-shaped coins (鏀币).
  • The character 鏀 appears in ancient agricultural texts (农书).

Collocations

  • Ancient hoe(古鏀)
  • Bronze spade(青铜鏀)
  • Spade coin(鏀币)
  • Agricultural tool(农具鏀)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 鏀 represents ancient agricultural implements, reflecting early Chinese farming civilization.
  • The character also appears in numismatics as a type of ancient currency shaped like farming tools.
  • It demonstrates how early Chinese characters often derived from practical objects and tools.

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