锄 (chú) - Hoe — a farming tool for weeding and & to hoe

锄Tone 2

chú ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

橙丁

锄 · chú

Hoe — a farming tool for weeding and loosening soil;

to hoe;

to weed;

to eliminate or uproot.

Hoe — a farming tool for weeding andto hoeto weed

Usage highlights

HoeTo hoe weedsTo hoe landIron hoeWooden hoeWeeding hoe

Synonyms

  • 耡— Alternative form of 锄 (hoe)
  • 镢— Pickaxe, similar digging tool

Antonyms

  • 种— To plant (opposite of weeding/removing)
  • 植— To plant, cultivate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer uses a hoe to weed the field (用锄头锄草).
  • We need to hoe the vegetable garden this weekend (给菜园锄地).
  • Ancient farmers invented various agricultural tools including hoes (古代农具包括锄).
  • He spent the morning hoeing in the corn field (他上午在玉米地锄草).

Collocations

  • Hoe(锄头)
  • To hoe weeds(锄草)
  • To hoe land(锄地)
  • Iron hoe(铁锄)
  • Wooden hoe(木锄)
  • Weeding hoe(耘锄)

Idioms

  • Hoeing under the moonlight(披星戴月锄禾)
  • Carrying hoe and plow(荷锄负犁)
  • Hoeing strong and eliminating evil(锄强扶弱)
  • Burn the incense and hoe the moon(焚香锄月)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 锄 has been an essential agricultural tool in Chinese farming culture for thousands of years.
  • In traditional Chinese society, the hoe symbolized hard agricultural labor and the peasant class.
  • The character appears in classical poetry describing rural life and farming scenes.
  • Modern usage extends metaphorically to mean eliminating or getting rid of something undesirable.

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