How to write 锸

Animated Stroke Order of 锸

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "锸"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 锸

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "锸"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 锸

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Meaning of 锸

Pinyin chā

Radical

钅

Strokes

Definition

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锸 (鍤 chā) 1. 铁锹，掘土的工具。 (En.) spade, a tool used for digging soil. 2. 做衣服时插在四周的针，把衣服张平。 (En.) needles used in garment making to hold the fabric flat. 【本义】: 长针。类似现在的行针。 (En.) Original meaning: long needle, similar to the current sewing needle. 【造字法】: 形声。从金，臿( chā )声。 (En.) Character formation: phono-semantic, consisting of the radical "metal" (金) and the sound "cha" (臿). — 引用 — 1. 《说文》：锸，郭衣针也。段注：“此云郭衣，皆谓恢廓张衣于版，以针密签其周，使伸直。是曰郭衣，其针曰锸。锸之言深入也。” (En.) "Shuōwén Jiězì": The definition states that "锸" refers to the needle used in garment making to hold the fabric flat and straight. 2. 《汉书·王莽传上》：父子兄弟负笼荷锸。 (En.) "Book of Han": Describes how a father and his sons and brothers carried spades.