chǎn

刬

Character · VerbTraditional剗

same as 铲; to shovel; level off

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to shovel; to level off; to eradicate; to remove by digging (variant of 铲)

archaic

This is a variant character now largely replaced by 铲. Used in formal or historical texts.

Chǎn刬
dì地
yǐ以
píng平
zhěng整
dào道
lù路
 。

They leveled the ground to even out the road.

Chǎn刬
chú除
zá杂
cǎo草
 。

To shovel away and remove weeds.

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Chǎn刬
píng平
tǔ土
qiū丘
 。

To level off a mound of earth.