dìng

碇

Character · Noun

stone anchor; ship's anchor

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Meanings

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1.

noun

a heavy stone or block used to anchor a boat; ship's anchor

archaic

An archaic term for an anchor, specifically a stone anchor. The related characters 矴 and 椗 are historical variants.

Chuán船
zhī只
kào靠
àn岸
hòu后
 ，
xū需
yào要
xià下
dìng碇
 。

After the ship docks, it needs to drop anchor.

Qǐ起
dìng碇
chū出
hǎi海
 。

Weigh anchor and set sail.

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Zhè这
sōu艘
gǔ古
chuán船
shǐ使
yòng用
de的
jiù就
shì是
shí石
dìng碇
 。

This ancient ship used a stone anchor.