Chinese Character 锸 Meanings and components.

Form

锸

Meaning

锸 meaning[3] in English

Spade.

Shovel.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 锸 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (钅) , and to separate the … (臿)

Its radical[1] is: 金 (jin1) which means: Surname Jin, Surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), .金jin1surname Jin

In cangjie it is written with OPHJX

How to write 锸

To write锸cha1spade you should write a combination of 钅jin1 , 臿cha1to separate … arranged in a 吅 shape:

钅 + 臿 = 锸

锸 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 锸 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 锸, looks as follow:

锸
Pinyin:cha1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Spade . Shovel
钅
Pinyin:jin1
臿
Pinyin:cha1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Separate The Grain From The Husk
千
Pinyin:qian1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Thousand
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
臼
Pinyin:jiu4
Meaning[3]: Mortar

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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