jiàn

楗

Character · Noun

door bolt; material for dike breach

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

wooden bolt for a door

archaic

An ancient term for a simple door bolt or bar, typically made of wood.

Gǔ古
dài代
de的
mù木
mén门
cháng常
yòng用
jiàn楗
lái来
shuān闩
zhù住
 。

Ancient wooden doors often used a wooden bolt to fasten them.

Mén门
jiàn楗
yǐ已
xiǔ朽
 ，
xū需
gēng更
huàn换
 。

The door bolt has rotted and needs to be replaced.

2.

noun

materials (like bamboo, wood, earth, stone) for plugging a dike breach

archaic

A technical term from ancient water conservancy, referring to the composite materials used in emergency flood control.

Hóng洪
shuǐ水
jué决
dī堤
 ，
zhòng众
rén人
jǐn紧
jí急
yùn运
sòng送
jiàn楗
liào料
 。

The flood breached the dike, and people urgently transported materials to plug it.

Shǐ史
jì记
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
yǐ以
jiàn楗
sāi塞
jué决
kǒu口
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
 。

The Records of the Grand Historian documents the method of using composite materials to plug a breach.