杴

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 8
Simplified Form: 锨

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiān, qiān
Cantonese: hin1 jan1
JapaneseKun: SUKI
JapaneseOn: KEN KON

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: shovel; trough used to carry water

CE-Dict: shovel/variant of 鍁|锨[xian1]

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】杴
〔古文〕𣞘【廣韻】【集韻】𠀤虛嚴切，音薟。【玉篇】鍬屬。【溪蠻藂笑】骨浪猺狫有舞杴，以長柄木杴跳舞，亦有音節。　又【方言】靑、齊呼意所好爲杴。　又【本草】稀蘞草，一名火杴。　又【集韻】丘廉切，音謙。泄水器。

Han-De-Dict: Schaufel (u.E.) (S)/schaufeln (u.E.) (V)