A metal 釒 tool 助; 助 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (鋤)
Simplified (锄)
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Historical Evolution
鋤
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
鋤
Regular
Modern
Chinese
锄 / 鋤 [chú]
a hoe; to hoe or dig; to weed; to get rid of
Japanese
noun
- spade (esp. 鋤)
- plough; plow (esp. 犂)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鋤 くわ
Kuwa surname
鋤 すき
Suki place name
鋤 すきざき
Sukizaki surname
鋤 すずき
Suzuki surname
CHINESE WORDS (9)
锄头 [chútou] #28,799
hoe
锄草 [chúcǎo] #48,966
to hoe
锄地 [chúdì] #52,810
to hoe
锄奸 [chújiān] #54,225
to weed out the traitors
锄强扶弱 [chúqiángfúruò] #62,780
to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
诛锄 [zhūchú] #70,529
to uproot
诛锄异己 [zhūchúyìjǐ] #75,252
to wipe out dissenters
锄犁 [chúlí]
plow
鹤嘴锄 [hèzuǐchú]
pickax
JAPANESE WORDS (14)
⭐ すき焼き [すきやき] #31,201
sukiyaki
鋤鍬 [すきくわ] #119,683
farming implement
鋤く [すく] #135,749
to plough
唐鋤星 [からすきぼし] #177,096
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
鋤き返す [すきかえす] #226,861
to plow (up)
鋤き起こす [すきおこす] #281,983
to turn over soil
鋤簾 [じょれん] #287,035
(long-handled) bamboo winnow used to sift earth or sand
鋤鼻器 [じょびき] #289,778
vomeronasal organ
唐鋤 [からすき]
plow (esp. horse or ox-drawn)
鋤足蛙 [すきあしがえる]
spadefoot toad (Pelobatidae spp.)
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