1. 铲

铲

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  1. 铲 is the 3051st most frequent character.
  2. 铲 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 铲 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 铲 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
铲 => 钅, 产
Radical :
铲 => 钅 (metal/gold), 立 (stand erect), 厂 (cliff)
Graphical :
铲 => 丿, 一, 乚, 二, 一, 丶, 丷, 一, 厂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chan3 - to level off/to root up
  2. chan3 - to shovel/to remove/spade/shovel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 铲 (chan3): The component 产 is pronounced as 'chan3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 铲 (chan3): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'chang3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 铲 (chan3): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'han3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

铲除 (剷除)
铲子 (鏟子)

Medium Frequency

铲 (剷)
铲平 (鏟平)
铲车 (鏟車)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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