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winnowing basket; fingerprint pattern; star name; surname
Meanings
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winnowing basket; dustpan
Refers to a traditional agricultural tool or dustpan.
Farmers use winnowing baskets to separate chaff from grain.
There is an old dustpan placed in the corner.
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This bamboo winnowing basket is exquisitely woven.
She used a dustpan to sweep the fallen leaves in the yard together.
The winnowing basket is one of the traditional farm tools in China.
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loop-shaped fingerprint
Refers to a specific type of fingerprint pattern that resembles a winnowing basket.
His fingerprints are a mix of loop and whorl patterns.
Fingerprints are usually divided into two main types: whorls and loops.
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All ten of my fingers have loop fingerprints.
The police found clues through the loop fingerprints.
The fortune-teller said her loop fingerprints represent good fortune.
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Ji, one of the 28 lunar mansions
literaryRefers to a specific constellation in traditional Chinese astronomy.
Jī is one of the seven eastern lunar mansions in the 28 lunar mansions system.
Ancient astronomers divided the sky into 28 lunar mansions, and Jī is one of them.
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The Jī constellation had an important position in ancient astronomy.
He studied the position and movement规律 of the Jī lunar mansion.
In traditional astrology, the Jī constellation is associated with wind.
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Ji, a Chinese surname
Refers to a Chinese family name.
His surname is Ji, which is a relatively rare family name.
There was a famous historical figure named Ji Zi.
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Mr. Ji is our new colleague at the company.
I have never met anyone with the surname Ji before.
The surname Ji originated in ancient times.