xiān

common
noun

Meaning of

锨 means shovel; spade. Pronounced xiān.

  • shovel; spade

Character Info

Radical
Strokes14
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
rén
men
yòng
tiě
xiān
shā
zi
chǎn
dào
chē
shàng
 

The workers used iron shovels to load the sand onto the truck.

cóng
cāng
chū
xiān
lái
yáng
mài
zi
 

He took a wooden shovel from the warehouse to winnow the wheat.

Zhè
xiān
de
er
sōng
le
 
yào
xiū
xià
 

The handle of this shovel is loose and needs fixing.

Hái
zi
men
yòng
liào
xiǎo
xiān
zài
shā
tān
shàng
kēng
 

The children used small plastic shovels to dig holes on the beach.

Chǎn
xuě
de
shí
hou
 
hǎo
de
xuě
xiān
hěn
zhòng
yào
 

A good snow shovel is very important when clearing snow.

Measure Words

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Primary
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