gěng绠（綆）
绠（綆）
literary
Meaning of 绠
绠 means a rope for drawing water from a well; something short or insufficient; a metaphor for limited talent or shallow knowledge. Pronounced gěng.
- a rope for drawing water from a well
- something short or insufficient; a metaphor for limited talent or shallow knowledge
Character Info
Radical糹
Strokes13
Stroke Order
绠
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
yòng用
yī一
tiáo条
jiù旧
gěng绠
cóng从
jǐng井
lǐ里
dǎ打
shuǐ水
。
He drew water from the well with an old rope.
《
Zhuāng庄
zǐ子
》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
：
“
Gěng绠
duǎn短
zhě者
bù不
kě可
yǐ以
jí汲
shēn深
。
”
Zhuangzi mentions: "One with a short rope cannot draw from a deep well."