鐥 (shàn) - Shan — a type of weapon & a long-handled sickle used as a weapon in
鐥 · shàn
Shan — a type of weapon;
a long-handled sickle used as a weapon in martial arts;
also refers to a traditional Chinese medical tool for scraping therapy.
Shan — a type of weapona long-handled sickle used as a weapon inalso refers to a traditional Chinese medical tool
Usage highlights
LongMartial arts sickleScraping therapy toolWeapon techniquesSickle and hammer
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Martial artists practice with the shan weapon (耍鐥).
- Traditional Chinese medicine uses scraping tools (刮鐥).
- The shan is a specialized farming-tool-turned-weapon (鐥器).
Collocations
- Long-handled sickle weapon(长柄鐥)
- Martial arts sickle(武鐥)
- Scraping therapy tool(刮鐥)
- Weapon techniques(鐥法)
- Sickle and hammer(鐥锤)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally derived from agricultural sickles adapted for self-defense and martial arts.
- Appears in traditional Chinese weaponry and folk martial arts traditions.
- Also used in traditional Chinese medicine as a scraping tool for gua sha therapy.