jiǎn

锏

Character · NounTraditional鐧

ancient mace

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

ancient mace (a blunt metal weapon with four edges, no blade, and a handle)

A blunt weapon from ancient China, typically made of copper or iron, featuring a rectangular cross-section with four edges. Famous in historical stories such as those of Qin Qiong (秦琼), who used paired maces (双锏).

Qín秦
Qióng琼
shǐ使
de的
shì是
shuāng双
jiǎn锏
 。

Qin Qiong used a pair of maces as his weapons.

Zhè这
bǎ把
jiǎn锏
shì是
yòng用
chún纯
tóng铜
dǎ打
zào造
de的
 ,
yǒu有
sì四
tiáo条
léng棱
 。

This mace is forged from pure copper and has four edges.

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Shā杀
shǒu手
jiǎn锏
shì是
tā他
zuì最
lì厉
hai害
de的
zhāo招
shì式
 。

The 'killer mace' is his most powerful move.