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The character 铧, the simplified form of 鏵, is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 钅 (metal) supplies the meaning of a metallic object, while 华 (huá) gives the sound. It refers primarily to a plowshare, the cutting blade of a plow that slices through soil during tilling, and can also denote spades or other metal digging tools used in traditional farming and earth-moving. As a term for physical implements, it appears predominantly in texts covering agricultural methods, rural life, and the history of metal farming tools developed to cultivate land and boost yields.
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