gāo

櫜

Character · Noun · Verb

quiver; weapon case; to store

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

case or quiver for storing armor, bows and arrows

archaic

Archaic literary term referring to military storage containers, often made of leather or wood.

Gāo櫜
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
zhǐ指
yòng用
lái来
shōu收
cáng藏
gōng弓
jiàn箭
hé和
kuī盔
jiǎ甲
de的
qì器
jù具
 。

In ancient times, gao referred to vessels used for storing bows, arrows, and armor.

Jiàng将
shì士
men们
jiāng将
wǔ武
qì器
shōu收
rù入
gāo櫜
zhōng中
 。

The soldiers put their weapons away into the cases.

2.

verb

to store away; to conceal; to put in storage

archaic

Literary usage meaning to hide weapons or armor, often implying preparation for peace or the end of conflict.

Gāo櫜
gōng弓
wò卧
gǔ鼓
 ，
shì示
bù不
zài再
yòng用
 。

They stored away the bows and laid down the drums, showing they would not use them again.

Nǎi乃
gāo櫜
jiǎ甲
shù束
bīng兵
 ，
yǐ以
shì示
bù不
zài再
zhàn战
 。

Then they packed away their armor and bundled up their weapons to show they would fight no more.