archaic
technical

Meaning of

圬 means trowel; float (tool used by masons for applying mortar or plaster); to plaster; to whitewash; to apply mortar or plaster with a trowel. Pronounced wū.

  • trowel; float (tool used by masons for applying mortar or plaster)
  • to plaster; to whitewash; to apply mortar or plaster with a trowel

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Fèn
zhī
qiáng
 

A wall of dung and earth cannot be plastered.

Jiàng
shí
yùn
jīn
chéng
fēng
 
ér
Yǐng
rén
zhī
shāng
 
jiàng
shí
zhí
 
ér
Yǐng
rén
zhī
 

The craftsman Shi wielded his axe with such skill that the wind arose, yet the nose of the man of Ying was unharmed; when the craftsman Shi held his trowel, the nose of the man of Ying was not soiled.

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