U+93DF "鏟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+93DF "鏟" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character used primarily in traditional Chinese and Japanese writing, representing the concept of a shovel, spade, or the action of digging or shoveling. It is composed of the "metal" radical (釒) on the left, indicating its connection to tools or metallic objects, and a phonetic component on the right. Historically and in modern usage, this character appears in contexts related to construction, agriculture, and household tasks, and it is also used in compound words to describe specific digging tools or motions. As part of the CJK Unified Ideographs block, it supports the shared written heritage of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, with its standard pronunciation in Mandarin being "chǎn."