chā
臿
spade; to pound rice (dial.)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
spade; shovel (same as 锸)
archaicLiterary and archaic usage. Modern standard prefers 锸.
Gǔ古
dài代
nóng农
shū书
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
de的
chā臿
，
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
lèi类
sì似
qiāo锹
de的
nóng农
jù具
。
The 'chā' recorded in ancient agricultural texts was a tool similar to a spade.
Cǐ此
zì字
gǔ古
tóng同
"
chā锸
"
，
jīn今
yǐ已
hǎn罕
jiàn见
。
This character was anciently used as 'chā' (spade) and is now rarely seen.
verb
to pound (rice); to pestle; to hull grain in a mortar
dialectUsed in certain dialects (e.g., some Wu or Min dialect areas) instead of standard 舂. The compound 臿米 is dialectal for 舂米.
Jiù旧
shí时
hou候
méi没
yǒu有
jī机
qì器
，
jiā家
jiā家
dōu都
yào要
yòng用
jiù臼
chā臿
mǐ米
。
In the old days without machines, every household had to use a mortar to pound rice.
Tā她
bǎ把
gǔ谷
zi子
dào倒
jìn进
shí石
jiù臼
lǐ里
，
ná拿
qǐ起
chǔ杵
zhǔn准
bèi备
chā臿
mǐ米
。
She poured the grain into the stone mortar, picked up the pestle, and prepared to pound the rice.
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Tīng听
lǎo老
rén人
shuō说
，
yǐ以
qián前
zhè这
dì地
fāng方
bǎ把
chōng舂
mǐ米
jiào叫
chā臿
mǐ米
。
According to the elderly, in the past this area called 'chōng mǐ' (pounding rice) 'chā mǐ'.