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镰
鐮
lián
1. scythe
2. sickle
Uncommon • Top 25%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

镰
lián
sickle
18 丶

Compound Words (12)

镰刀
liándāo
sickle
挂镰
guàlián
to complete the year's harvest
镰仓
Liáncāng
Kamakura city in Kanagawa prefecture [[神奈川縣|神奈川县<Shénnàichuānxiàn>]], Japan
开镰
kāilián
to start the harvest
大镰刀
dàliándāo
scythe
镰翅鸡
liánchìjī
(Chinese bird species) Siberian grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis)
镰仓幕府
Liáncāngmùfǔ
Kamakura bakufu 1192-1333, the first Japanese samurai shogunate
镰刀斧头
liándāofǔtóu
the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor)
长柄大镰刀
chángbǐngdàliándāo
scythe
镰刀细胞贫血
liándāoxìbāopínxuè
sickle cell anemia
镰状细胞血症
liánzhuàngxìbāoxuèzhèng
sickle cell anemia
镰形血球贫血症
liánxíngxuèqiúpínxuèzhèng
sickle-cell anaemia

Alternate Entries

镰
lián
old variant of [[鐮|镰<lián>]]
镰
lián
variant of [[鐮|镰<lián>]]

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,823
Word Frequency Rank
20,795 of 84,292

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