铲 meaning and stroke order
To scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel
How to write 铲, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 铲
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel
- variant of 剷|铲[chan3]
- (bound form) spade; shovel
How 铲 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
钅 gives the meaning and 产 hints at the sound.
Radical: 钅 (gold), shared by 223 characters on this site.
How to remember 铲
铲 is pictophonetic: the metal radical 钅 on the left tells you it is a metal tool, and 产 (chǎn) on the right gives the sound. Picture a metal blade that helps you produce (产) a level patch of ground by shoveling.
As a noun, 铲 usually appears in 铲子 (chǎnzi), which can mean a garden shovel or a kitchen spatula. As a verb it means to shovel or scrape, and 铲除 (chǎnchú) is used figuratively for rooting out problems. Example: 他在门口铲雪。(Tā zài ménkǒu chǎn xuě.) He is shoveling snow at the door.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 严 or 产 with extra strokes, or forget the metal radical and write just 产, which means to produce. Also keep the third tone: chǎn, not chān or chàn.
Common words with 铲
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 铲子 | chǎnzi | shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil) | HSK 7-9 |
| 铲除 | chǎnchú | to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish |
铲 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 铲
How many strokes are in 铲?
铲 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 铲 mean?
铲 (chǎn) means to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel. A common word with it is 铲子 (chǎnzi), meaning "shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil)".
How do you pronounce 铲?
铲 is pronounced chǎn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 铲?
The radical of 铲 is 钅, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 铲 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 铲?
The traditional form of 铲 is 剷 and 鏟. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 铲 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 铲 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 铲 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is a kitchen spatula also called 铲子?
Yes. In everyday Chinese, the flat utensil for stir-frying is often called 铲子 or 锅铲 (guōchǎn), literally a wok shovel.
How is 铲 different from 挖 (wā)?
挖 means to dig a hole or dig something out. 铲 focuses on scooping or scraping with a flat blade, like shoveling snow or scraping weeds off the ground.