variant of 鍬|锹[qiao1]
shovel / spade

锹 character breakdown

surname Qiu

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).
autumn / fall / harvest time

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).
old variant of 秋[qiu1]

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).
Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Characters with 锹 as component

锹 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 锹

spade / shovel
giant stag beetle (Dorcus titanus)
stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)

Sentences with 锹

锹 currently does not appear in any sentence.