hù楛
楛
archaic
technical
Meaning of 楛
楛 means ancient term for vitex-like plant whose stems were used to make arrow shafts. Pronounced hù.
- ancient term for vitex-like plant whose stems were used to make arrow shafts
Character Info
Radical木
Strokes12
Components
艹
互
Stroke Order
楛
Definitions & Examples
Hù楛
shǐ矢
shì是
gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
de的
jiàn箭
gān杆
cái材
liào料
。
Hù wood was a material commonly used for arrow shafts by ancient people.
Gǔ古
dài代
dōng东
běi北
mín民
zú族
cháng常
yǐ以
hù楛
shǐ矢
shí石
nǔ砮
wéi为
gòng贡
pǐn品
。
Northeastern ethnic groups in ancient times often offered hù arrows and stone arrowheads as tribute.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
hù楛
mù木
shēng生
zhǎng长
zài在
shān山
yě野
zhī之
zhōng中
，
jīng茎
gàn干
jiān坚
yìng硬
。
This type of hù tree grows in the mountains and fields, with hard stems.