archaic
technical

Meaning of

柲 means shaft; handle (of a dagger-axe, halberd, or other long weapon). Pronounced bì.

  • shaft; handle (of a dagger-axe, halberd, or other long weapon)

Character Info

Radical
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Definitions & Examples

Chū
de
qīng
tóng
 
xiǔ
cún
 

The wooden shaft of the excavated bronze dagger-axe has rotted away and no longer exists.

wén
zhōng
cháng
jiàn
 "
 "
 
 "
 "
děng
 

Words like "gē bì" (dagger-axe shaft) and "jǐ bì" (halberd shaft) are often seen in classical texts.

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Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ zhī