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铲
chǎn

shovel

Definitions

Chinese > English
铲
1. Simplified form of 鏟
2. Simplified form of 剷
剷
1. Variant of 鏟
2. usage. See 鏟Usage notes.
3. (Hokkien) Alternative form of 㔊 (thóaⁿ)
鏟	chǎn
1. spade; shovel; scoop
2. to shovel; to level off
3. to root out; to destroy
4. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to delete (data on a computer or other device)
剷咗個 app - to delete the app
5. usage. The traditional form 剷 is usually reserved for the verb sense.
Chinese > Chinese
铲
1. (正字;鏟)
English > Chinese
shovel
1. 铲，铁锹，铲，铲起
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