chǎn

spade

Components
釒 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

metal

産 sound component

  Sound component

chǎn

  

give birth

Evolution

鏟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鏟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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chǎn

spade, shovel, trowel, scoop; to shovel; to remove; spade; shovel

Most common words with 鏟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to shovel

铲除

to root out

铲子

shovel

铲车

front loader (vehicle)

锅铲

wok spatula