鏟
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chǎn · spade, shovel

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Learn every stroke in 鏟

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

19Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

釒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 鏟

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Example sentences

Notice where 鏟 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zhī yòng yì tiān jiù yòng chǎn zǐ wā le yí gè dà kēng.我只用一天就用鏟子挖了一個大坑。

I dug a huge pit with my shovel in just one day.

Source: Tatoeba #13858602 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bǎ guō chǎn fàng zài nǎ lǐ?你把鍋鏟放在哪裡?

Where do you keep the spatula?

Source: Tatoeba #13552274 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chǎn zǐ shì yòng lái guā xiāo huán shì fān cài de?鏟子是用來刮削還是翻菜的?

Are spatulas for scraping or turning?

Source: Tatoeba #13552270 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yòng chǎn zǐ guā diào nián zài dì shàng de guǎng gào dān.他用鏟子刮掉黏在地上的廣告單。

He uses a spatula to scrape off advertisements that were stuck on the ground.

Source: Tatoeba #13552275 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guō chǎn bèi nǐ zěn mó le?鍋鏟被你怎麼了?

What did you do with the spatula?

Source: Tatoeba #13579025 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bǎ guō chǎn zěn mó chǔ lǐ le?你把鍋鏟怎麼處理了?

What did you do with the spatula?

Source: Tatoeba #13552267 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 鏟 in context

  1. Say chǎn, then recall the core meaning: spade, shovel.
  2. Write all 19 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 鏟 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.