鐝 (jué) - A pickaxe & a miner's tool for digging and breaking rock

鐝Tone 2

jué ｜ 20 strokes ｜ radical:

傑君

鐝 · jué

A pickaxe;

a miner's tool for digging and breaking rock;

also refers to the element curium in chemistry.

A pickaxea miner's tool for digging and breaking rockalso refers to the element curium in chemistry.

Usage highlights

PickaxeGeological pickaxeCurium elementMining pickaxePickaxe handleIron pickaxe

Synonyms

  • 镐— pickaxe, mattock
  • 锄— hoe, mattock

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The miner used a pickaxe (矿工用镢头) to break the rock.
  • This is a geological pickaxe (地质镝).
  • Curium is a radioactive element (镝是一种放射性元素).
  • He sharpened the pickaxe blade (他磨利了镝刃).

Collocations

  • Pickaxe(镝头)
  • Geological pickaxe(地质镝)
  • Curium element(镝元素)
  • Mining pickaxe(矿镝)
  • Pickaxe handle(镝柄)
  • Iron pickaxe(铁镝)

Idioms

  • None found for this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 镝 is primarily a technical character used in mining and geology contexts.
  • In modern chemistry, it's used to represent the element curium (Cm), named after Marie and Pierre Curie.
  • The character reflects China's mining heritage and scientific terminology development.

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