锸 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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chā

spade

Components

钅 Meaning component

jīn

metal

臿 Sound component

chā

to separate the grain from the husk

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

chā

spade, shovel; marking pin; spade; shovel

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5426th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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