镰 (lián) - Sickle — a curved blade used for cutting & also refers to the crescent shape resembling a

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Sickle — a curved blade used for cutting crops, particularly grain;

also refers to the crescent shape resembling a sickle.

Sickle — a curved blade used for cuttingalso refers to the crescent shape resembling a

Usage highlights

SickleSickle moonSickle cellHarvest sickleGrass sickleSickle handle

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer cut wheat with a sickle (镰刀).
  • The crescent moon is called a sickle moon (镰月).
  • This is a sickle-shaped tool (镰形工具).
  • The sickle is an important agricultural implement (镰是重要的农具).

Collocations

  • Sickle(镰刀)
  • Sickle moon(镰月)
  • Sickle-shaped(镰形)
  • Sickle cell(镰状细胞)
  • Harvest sickle(收割镰)
  • Grass sickle(草镰)

Idioms

  • Wield the sickle to open the way(挥镰开路)
  • Sickle and hammer(镰刀锤头)
  • Sickle in the moonlight(月光下的镰刀)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The sickle has been an essential agricultural tool in China for thousands of years, symbolizing harvest and farming life.
  • In modern context, the sickle appears with the hammer as a symbol of communism and workers' movements.
  • The character appears in compound words describing crescent shapes due to the curved blade form.

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