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铲
剷
chǎn
1. to level off
2. to root up
Common • Top 8%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

铲
chǎn
spade, shovel; trowel, scoop
11 丶

Compound Words (14)

刮铲
guāchǎn
scraper
铲除
chǎnchú
to root out
反铲
fǎnchǎn
backhoe
泥铲
níchǎn
trowel
铲子
chǎnzi
shovel
铲平
chǎnpíng
to flatten
铲蹚
chǎntāng
to hoe
铲车
chǎnchē
front loader (vehicle)
电铲
diànchǎn
power shovel
小铲子
xiǎochǎnzi
trowel
铲土机
chǎntǔjī
earth-moving machine
铲运机
chǎnyùnjī
earth-moving machine
铲运车
chǎnyùnchē
front loader (vehicle)
铲雪车
chǎnxuěchē
snowplow

Alternate Entries

铲
chǎn
to shovel / to remove / spade / shovel

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,056
Word Frequency Rank
6,491 of 84,292

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