dìng

铤

Character · NounTraditional鋌

uncast copper or iron

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

uncast copper or iron; metal in its raw, unworked state

literary

An archaic, specialized term from classical texts, rarely used in modern language.

Gǔ古
dài代
gōng工
jiàng匠
yòng用
dìng铤
lái来
zhù铸
zào造
qì器
wù物
 。

Ancient artisans used uncast metal to forge objects.

Cǐ此
jiàn剑
yóu由
jīng精
tiě铁
zhī之
dìng铤
dǎ打
zào造
ér而
chéng成
 。

This sword was forged from an ingot of refined iron.