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Chinese symbol for “backhoe”

反铲
fǎn chǎn
Traditional: 反鏟
backhoe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for backhoe is 反铲 (fǎn chǎn), defined as: backhoe.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

反 fǎn
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes
铲 chǎn
spade, shovel; trowel, scoop
radical 167 ⾦ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “backhoe”

WordPinyinMeaning
挖土机 (挖土機)wā tǔ jīexcavator; backhoe
怪手guài shǒu(Tw) excavator; backhoe

Related words

Other words that share a character with 反铲.

WordPinyinMeaning
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond
反映fǎn yìngto mirror; to reflect
违反 (違反)wéi fǎnto violate (a law)
反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead
相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary
铲除 (剷除)chǎn chúto root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish
铲子 (鏟子)chǎn zishovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil); measure word: 把 (bǎ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “backhoe”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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