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[1] [v] shovel; level off [2] [n] spade; shovel; scoop 剷 and 鏟, sharing the same simplified equivalent 铲, are usually interchangeable. However, 剷 is used more often as a verb whereas 鏟 as a noun.
Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: 刀 (#18)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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剷 / 铲 | ||
This word has been viewed 5307 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Oct 2010 10:36 |
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剷草 caan2 cou2 = remove weeds 剷青 caan2 ceng1 = shave hair at the back (hairstyle) 剷土 caan2 tou2 = a spading 剷土機 caan2 tou2 gei1 = a scraper, spading machine 剷子 caan2 zi2 = a shovel, a spade 剷床 caan2 cong4 = a fork-lift truck 剷球 caan2 kau4 = a sliding tackle 剷運機 caan2 wan6 gei1 = a carry-scraper; a scraper 剷齒車床 caan2 ci2 ce1 cong4 = a backing-off lathe 剷泥車 caan2 nai4 ce1 = a bulldozer See all 12 compounds (CantoDict reports 11 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum) |