kuò

栝

Character · Bound

see tan-kuo (bow mechanism)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

bound

used in 𬄩栝 (tǎn kuò), a bow mechanism for straightening arrows; to correct or improve (writing)

archaic

Only used in the compound 𬄩栝 (tǎn kuò), referring to a device for adjusting bows/arrows or metaphorically to correcting literary compositions. This reading is distinct from guā.

Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
tǎn𬄩
kuò栝
jiǎo矫
zhèng正
gōng弓
nǔ弩
 ，
shǐ使
zhī之
píng平
zhí直
 。

Ancient people used the tǎn-kuò device to straighten bows and crossbows, making them even.

Wén文
zhāng章
xū需
jīng经
tǎn𬄩
kuò栝
 ，
fāng方
néng能
jīng精
liàn炼
 。

Writing must undergo correction and polishing before it can become refined.