铉 (xuàn) — (noun) an ancient device used to carry a tripod (鼎)
Definition
铉 is the metal bar or loop across the handles of an ancient ritual 鼎 (tripod cauldron), used to lift and carry it. It appears mainly in historical, archaeological, or classical-style texts.
noun
an ancient device used to carry a tripod (鼎)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 炫xuànlook-alikedazzling, bright (bound form)
- 绚xuànsound-alike(bound morpheme) gorgeous, splendid, brilliant (in compounds like 绚丽, 绚烂)
- 眩xuànlook-alikedizzy; dazzled; bewildered (bound form, used in compounds)
- 弦xiánlook-alike(noun) string (of a musical instrument or a bow)
- 铱yīlook-alikeiridium
- 舷xiánlook-alikeside of a ship or aircraft
Examples
- 铉。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le yí jiàn gǔ dài de qīng tóng xuàn.Archaeologists discovered an ancient bronze tripod-carrying device.
- 铉。Zhè jiàn xuàn bǎo cún dé fēi cháng wán zhěng.This device is preserved very completely.
- 铉。Gǔ rén yòng xuàn lái bān yùn dǐng.Ancient people used the device to move tripods.
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