锄chú
hoe; to hoe or weed

Animated Stroke Order 锄

锄 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 锄

锄 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 锄 is used in context
1
nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
chú锄
dì地
zhǔn准
bèi备
bō播
zhǒng种
。

Farmers are hoeing the land to prepare for sowing

2
yé爷
ye爷
yòng用
chú锄
tou头
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
chú锄
cǎo草
。

Grandpa is weeding in the field with a hoe

3
zhè这
bǎ把
chú锄
tou头
yǐ已
jīng经
yòng用
le了
hěn很
duō多
nián年
。

This hoe has been used for many years

Information

Traditional鋤
Radical钅
Strokes12
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2991
Zhuyinㄔㄨˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+9504
Cangjie—
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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