cǎ

䃰

Character · NounTraditional礤

coarse stone

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

coarse rock; rough stone

archaic

A classical Chinese term, rarely used in modern spoken language. Often found in ancient texts or specialized contexts.

Gǔ古
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
cǐ此
dì地
duō多
cǎ礤
 。

Ancient texts record that this area has much coarse stone.

Hé河
chuáng床
zhōng中
biàn遍
bù布
cǎ礤
shí石
 。

The riverbed is covered with rough stones.

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Jiàng匠
rén人
yǐ以
cǎ礤
mó磨
lì砺
dāo刀
fǔ斧
 。

Artisans used coarse stones to sharpen knives and axes.