archaic
technical

Meaning of

砮 means stone suitable for making arrowheads; flint. Pronounced nǔ.

  • stone suitable for making arrowheads; flint

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

rén
wéi
 

The ancients used nǔ stones for arrowheads.

chū
chǎn
liáng
 

This region produces good quality stone for arrowheads.

 
Shàng
shū
 ·
gòng
 
yǒu
 
jué
gòng
qiú
lín
 
láng
gān
 
qìng
 
zhī
 

The 'Tribute of Yu' chapter of the Book of Documents contains the phrase 'their tribute was jade, pearls, and stones for chimes and arrowheads.'

Relations

Measure Words

/ kuài
Primary
/ piàn