gū

罛

Character · Noun

large fishing net; seine

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

large fishing net; seine; trawl

literary

A literary term for a large fishing net, traditionally used in classical Chinese texts to describe fishing equipment used on rivers and lakes.

Yú渔
rén人
shī施
gū罛
yú于
jiāng江
zhǔ渚
 。

The fishermen cast their large nets along the riverbanks.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
gū罛
wǎng网
kě可
yǐ以
bǔ捕
zhuō捉
dào到
dà大
liàng量
de的
yú鱼
 。

This ancient type of seine net can catch large quantities of fish.

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 《
Shī诗
jīng经
 》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
le了
yòng用
gū罛
bǔ捕
yú鱼
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
 。

The Book of Songs mentions methods of catching fish using large nets.