觿

archaic
noun
technical

Meaning of 觿

觿 means ancient bone awl or bodkin used to untie knots; ritual object symbolizing adulthood. Pronounced xī.

  • ancient bone awl or bodkin used to untie knots; ritual object symbolizing adulthood

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觿

Definitions & Examples

dài
guì
nán
nián
mǎn
èr
shí
xíng
guàn
 
kāi
shǐ
pèi
觿
 

In ancient times, aristocratic men would undergo the coronation ceremony at age twenty and begin wearing the xi as a symbol of adulthood.

Zhè
jiàn
chū
de
觿
zhì
zuò
jīng
měi
 
xiǎn
rán
shì
ér
fēi
shí
yòng
gōng
 

This excavated jade xi is exquisitely crafted, clearly serving as a ritual object rather than a practical tool.

觿
nián
shì
zhǐ
nán
chéng
nián
de
nián
líng
 

'Xi year' refers to the age when a man reaches adulthood.

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