銚

简 铫 · 繁 銚
Mandarin · pinyin diào#

Meanings · diào

  1. pan with a long handle
Mandarin · pinyin yáo#

Meanings · yáo

  1. weeding tool
Mandarin · pinyin Yáo#

Meanings · Yáo

  1. surname Yao
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銚
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铫
diào · large hoe; surname; a spear
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4 · diao4

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diu6 · jiu4 · siu6

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

  1. (archaic) large hoe
  2. a surname

character

  1. small cooking pot with handles and spout, used for boiling water
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) small urn

character

  1. (literary) long spear; lance

character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 𣂁 (“spade; shovel”)
  2. (historical dictionaries only) mower

character

  1. only used in 銚芅/铫芅 (yàoyì, “star fruit; carambola”)

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  1. A radioactive element.

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銚 · diao4 · yao2 · Yao2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 111,930, 111,931, 111,929
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Exact source records銚 铫 [diao4] /pan with a long handle/銚 铫 [yao2] /weeding tool/銚 铫 [Yao2] /surname Yao/