xiān

sharp

Evolution

銛 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
銛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
銛 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
銛 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Definitions

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xiān

sharp, keen-edged; a kind of hoe; fish-spear; sharp

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

6564th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

14

Simplified

Unicode

U+929B

Shuowen

“銛,鍤屬。从金,舌聲。讀若棪,桑欽讀若鐮。”


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