铲 chǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 产 to give birth, to bring forth, to produce
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
铲
chǎn
shovel; to shovel; to remove
Character
Example phrases
- 工人用铲把结冰的泥土一层层清开，以免损坏地下管线。 Gōngrén yòng chǎn bǎ jiébīng de nítǔ yì céng céng qīng kāi, yǐmiǎn sǔnhuài dìxià guǎnxiàn. The workers used shovels to clear the frozen soil layer by layer so as not to damage underground pipelines.
- 爸爸拿着铲在院子里挖了一个小坑。 Bàba ná zhe chǎn zài yuànzi lǐ wā le yí ge xiǎo kēng. Dad took a shovel and dug a small hole in the yard.
- 大雪过后，邻居们一起铲雪，清出一条路来。 Dàxuě guòhòu, línjūmen yìqǐ chǎn xuě, qīng chū yì tiáo lù lái. After the heavy snow, the neighbours shovelled snow together and cleared a path.