How to write 鐮

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "鐮"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 鐮

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 鐮

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Meaning of 鐮

Pinyin lián

Radical

釒

Strokes

Definition

scythe / sickle

Usage

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鐮 lián 【名】 1. 鐮刀，形状弯曲如鉤，收割用的農具。 (Sickle, a curved agricultural tool used for harvesting.) 2. 箭鏃的棱角。 (Sharp edges of an arrowhead.) 3. 古代的一種醫療器具。 (An ancient medical tool.) 【本义】農具名。即「鐮刀」 (An agricultural tool name, specifically "sickle.") 【造字法】形聲。从金，廉聲。 (Character construction: phonetic compound; composed of "metal" and "lian.") 【引】 1. 《說文》：鐮，鍥也。 ("Shuowen Jiezi": Lian, something used for cutting.) 2. 《方言五》：刈鉤自關而西或謂之鐮。 (In "Dialect V": A harvesting hook that goes by the name 'lian' in the west.) 【例】又如:佩鐮;兩刃鐮;開鐮收割的季節，村裏人都很忙 (Examples: wearing a sickle; double-edged sickle; during the harvest season, everyone in the village is very busy.) 【同本義】 1. 同本義 ([En.] sickle) 2. 鋒利的棱角 ([En.] sharp edge) - 例如: 鐮利(比喻議論或筆鋒銳利如鐮刀) (For example: lianli (metaphor for discussions or writing sharp as a sickle).)