(xuàn) — (noun) an ancient device used to carry a tripod (鼎)

Définition

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)
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Exemples

  • Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le yí jiàn gǔ dài de qīng tóng xuàn.
    Archaeologists discovered an ancient bronze tripod-carrying device.
  • Zhè jiàn xuàn bǎo cún dé fēi cháng wán zhěng.
    This device is preserved very completely.
  • Gǔ rén yòng xuàn lái bān yùn dǐng.
    Ancient people used the device to move tripods.
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