Chinese Word: 铲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

铲 (Trad.: 剷, 鏟)

Pinyin: chǎn

English Definition: to shovel; to remove; spade; shovel; to level off; to root up

Chinese Definition:
①削平东西或把东西取上来器具：铲子。铁铲。铲车。
②用铲或锹撮取或清除：铲煤。铲土。铲除。铲迹销声(古时指隐居)。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:产 indicates the sound; 钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 产 [ chǎn ] to give birth, to bring forth, to produce

Similar Characters: 铈

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铲除	chǎn chú	to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish
锅铲	guō chǎn	wok spatula
铲车	chǎn chē	front loader (vehicle); Classifiers: 台
电铲	diàn chǎn	power shovel
铲土机	chǎn tǔ jī	earth-moving machine; mechanical digger

1		zhè 这 xīng qī 星期 wǒ men 我们 yào 要 chǎn 铲 xuě 雪。 This week we' re shoveling snow.
2		zhēng qì 蒸汽 chǎn 铲 jué jìn 掘进 ruǎn tǔ 软土 lǐ 里。 The steam-shovel burrowed into the soft ground.
3		tā 他 ná qǐ 拿起 yī bǎ 一把 chǎn 铲 jiù 就 gān 干 shàng 上 le 了。 He seized a shovel and set to.
4		bú shi 不是 dì mǔ 蒂姆， jiù shì 就是 tā 他 de 的 xiōng dì men 兄弟们 bì xū 必须 bǎ 把 xuě chǎn 雪铲 qù 去。 Either Tim or his brothers have to shovel the snow.
5		míng tiān 明天 jiù suàn 就算 chǎn 铲 wán zhěng 完整 tiáo 条 lù shang 路上 de 的 xuě 雪， wǒ 我 yě 也 yí dìng 一定 yào 要 bǎ 把 nǐ 你 sòng dào 送到 jiā 家。 I'll get you home tomorrow if I have to shovel the whole road.

1		zhè 这 xīng qī 星期 wǒ men 我们 yào 要 chǎn 铲 xuě 雪。 This week we' re shoveling snow.
2		zhēng qì 蒸汽 chǎn 铲 jué jìn 掘进 ruǎn tǔ 软土 lǐ 里。 The steam-shovel burrowed into the soft ground.
3		tā 他 ná qǐ 拿起 yī bǎ 一把 chǎn 铲 jiù 就 gān 干 shàng 上 le 了。 He seized a shovel and set to.
4		bú shi 不是 dì mǔ 蒂姆， jiù shì 就是 tā 他 de 的 xiōng dì men 兄弟们 bì xū 必须 bǎ 把 xuě chǎn 雪铲 qù 去。 Either Tim or his brothers have to shovel the snow.
5		míng tiān 明天 jiù suàn 就算 chǎn 铲 wán zhěng 完整 tiáo 条 lù shang 路上 de 的 xuě 雪， wǒ 我 yě 也 yí dìng 一定 yào 要 bǎ 把 nǐ 你 sòng dào 送到 jiā 家。 I'll get you home tomorrow if I have to shovel the whole road.