镰

䥥/鎌/鐮

lián

廉 + 钅

Definitions

lián old variant of 鐮|镰[lián]

lián variant of 鐮|镰[lián]

lián (bound form) sickle

Etymology phono-semantic

metal

Semantic: 钅 Phonetic: 廉

About

The simplified character 镰, derived from the traditional 鐮, is a phono-semantic compound with the metal radical 钅 (a variant of 金) on the left, classifying it as a metallic tool, and the phonetic component 廉 on the right. It specifically refers to a sickle or scythe, a curved, sharp hand tool traditionally forged from metal and used for manual harvesting of grain or cutting tall grasses. Despite the shift to mechanized farming, the character is still widely used to name these tools and often stands as a symbol of agricultural labor.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

农民用镰刀割麦子。

Nóngmín yòng liándāo gē màizi.

Farmers use sickles to cut wheat.

他拿起镰刀去干活。

Tā ná qǐ liándāo qù gànhuó.

He picked up the sickle to go work.

在田里，镰刀很有用。

Zài tián lǐ, liándāo hěn yǒuyòng.

In the field, the sickle is very useful.

这把镰刀非常锋利。

Zhè bǎ liándāo fēicháng fēnglì.

This sickle is very sharp.

他用镰刀收割了水稻。

Tā yòng liándāo shōugēle shuǐdào.

He used a sickle to harvest rice.

如果镰刀坏了，就不能收割。

Rúguǒ liándāo huàile, jiù bù néng shōugē.

If the sickle is broken, you can't harvest.

镰仓是日本的一个城市。

Liáncāng shì Rìběn de yīgè chéngshì.

Kamakura is a city in Japan.

尽管现代机械普及，镰刀在某些地区仍被使用。

Jǐnguǎn xiàndài jīxiè pǔjí, liándāo zài mǒu xiē dìqū réng bèi shǐyòng.

Although modern machinery is widespread, sickles are still used in some areas.

Related Characters

Component: 廉

Component: 钅

镰