鏟 (caan2 | chan3) : spade; shovel

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鏟

caan2

chan3

[1] [n] spade; shovel; scoop
[2] [v] shovel; level off

(Classifier(s): 把)

鏟 and 剷, sharing the same simplified equivalent 铲, are usually interchangeable. However, 鏟 is used more often as a noun whereas 剷 as a verb.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 19

Level: 3

Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鏟 / 铲

This word has been viewed 4259 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Oct 2010 10:35

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鐵鏟 tit3 caan2 = shovel

鏟平 caan2 ping4 = level

炒菜鏟 caau2 coi3 caan2 chao3 cai4 chan3 = a spatula

反向鏟 faan2 hoeng3 caan2 fan3 xiang4 chan3 = a backhoe

飯鏟頭 faan6 caan2 tau4 = a cobra 粵

煙鏟 jin1 caan2 = a chain smoker (lit., "smoke shovel")

鏟上 caan2 soeng6 = career onto, mount 粵

鏟泥車 caan2 nai4 ce1 = a bulldozer

鏟泥機 caan2 nai4 gei1 = a payloader (lit., "dirt shoveller")

鏟車 caan2 ce1 chan3 che1 = forklift

Showing 1 example containing 鏟

汽車鏟上行人路粵
The vehicle mounted the pavement.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 鏟
Unicode code for this character: U+93df (off-site link)

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