hù
楛
vitex-like plant used for arrow shafts
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
ancient term for vitex-like plant whose stems were used to make arrow shafts
archaicAn archaic botanical term primarily found in pre-Qin and Han dynasty texts, often appearing in the compound 楛矢 (hùshǐ).
Hù楛
shǐ矢
shì是
gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
de的
jiàn箭
gān杆
cái材
liào料
。
Hù wood was a material commonly used for arrow shafts by ancient people.
Gǔ古
dài代
dōng东
běi北
mín民
zú族
cháng常
yǐ以
hù楛
shǐ矢
shí石
nǔ砮
wéi为
gòng贡
pǐn品
。
Northeastern ethnic groups in ancient times often offered hù arrows and stone arrowheads as tribute.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
hù楛
mù木
shēng生
zhǎng长
zài在
shān山
yě野
zhī之
zhōng中
，
jīng茎
gàn干
jiān坚
yìng硬
。
This type of hù tree grows in the mountains and fields, with hard stems.