xiàng
缿

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Meaning of 缿

缿 means ancient vessel for storing money or receiving letters and documents, featuring a small opening (similar to a piggy bank), often made in the shape of a bamboo tube. Pronounced xiàng.

  • ancient vessel for storing money or receiving letters and documents, featuring a small opening (similar to a piggy bank), often made in the shape of a bamboo tube

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缿

Definitions & Examples

rén
yòng
xiàng
lái
chǔ
cún
sàn
suì
de
yín
liǎng
 

Ancient people used the xiàng vessel to store scattered pieces of silver.

Zhè
Hàn
dài
de
xiàng
shì
zhú
tǒng
xíng
zhuàng
de
 
yòng
lái
tóu
shū
xìn
 

This Han Dynasty xiàng is shaped like a bamboo tube, used for dropping in letters.

Xiàng
de
kǒu
hěn
xiǎo
 
dàn
qián
fàng
jìn
jiù
hěn
nán
chū
 

The opening of the xiàng is very small; once money is put inside, it is difficult to retrieve.

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