| 锨 | |||
| shovel | |||
| Radical | 金釒钅金 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 13 |
| Mandarin reading | xiān | Cantonese reading | jan1 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 杴 鍁 | ||
| 锨 | |||
| shovel | |||
| Radical | 金釒钅金 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 13 |
| Mandarin reading | xiān | Cantonese reading | jan1 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 杴 鍁 | ||
| 锨 | [ xiān ] shovel |
| ⇒ 老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头 | [ laǒ shǔ tuō mù xiān dà toú zaì hoù tou ] when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second, the tip of the iceberg, the cockroach principle |
| ⇒ 铁锨 | [ tiě xiān ] iron shovel, spade, CL:把[ba3] |