鍤 Stroke Order

Definition of 「鍤」: 1. A iron shovel, a tool for digging earth. 1. A long needle used in sewing clothes, inserted around the edges to flatten the garment. (*Cited from the Traditional Character Dictionary explanation) (Noun) 1. A long needle used for sewing clothes. "Shuowen Jiezi" under the metal section states: "Guo Yi is a needle." Qing Dynasty's Duan Yucai notes: "Guo Yi refers to spreading the garment flat on a board and using needles to secure it tightly around the edges to keep it straight. The process of treating fur is indeed similar, and the needle used is called 鍤." 2. Refers to a shovel, a tool for digging earth. For example: "sharp shovel". Liu Xi from the Han Dynasty in "Shiming·Explanation of Tools" states: "鍤 means to insert. It is for inserting into the ground to unearth soil." In the "Book of Han, Volume 99, Biography of Wang Mang" it says: "Fathers, sons, and brothers carry nets and shovels."