剷

剷

See also: 鏟 and 铲

剷 U+5277, 剷 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5277 ← 剶 [U+5276] CJK Unified Ideographs 剸 → [U+5278]

剷 U+2F823, 剷 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F823 ← 割 [U+2F822] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 㔕 → [U+2F824]

Translingual

Han character

剷 (radical 18, 刀+11, 13 strokes, cangjie input 卜一中弓 (YMLN), four-corner 0220₀, composition ⿰産刂(GV) or ⿰產刂(HTJK))

1. to level off, cut off, pare down, raze

References

• KangXi: page 143, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2143
• Dae Jaweon: page 324, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 354, character 11
• Unihan data for U+5277

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 剷 – see 剗 (“to root up, level off, raze; etc.”). (This character, 剷, is a variant form of 剗.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 剷 – see 鏟 (“spade; shovel; scoop”). (This character, 剷, is a variant form of 鏟.)

Usage notes

In Taiwan (traditional Chinese), 剗 is considered as the variant form of 剷. However, the official form 剷 is less widely used compared to 剗. In mainland China (simplified Chinese) 剷 is considered a variant character of 鏟 that has been simplified to 铲. See also the usage notes of 剗 for the difference between 刬 and 铲 in simplified Chinese.

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Japanese

Kanji

剷

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): さん (san), せん (sen)
• Kun: けずる (kezuru)

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Korean

Hanja

剷 • (san) (hangeul 산, revised san, McCune–Reischauer san)

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