jìn

墐

Character · Verb

to plaster with mud; to bury

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to plaster or seal (a wall, crack, etc.) with mud or clay

archaic

An archaic or literary term describing an ancient method of sealing or insulating dwellings.

Gǔ古
dài代
qióng穷
kǔ苦
rén人
jiā家
cháng常
yòng用
ní泥
tǔ土
jìn墐
hù户
 。

In ancient times, poor families often plastered their doors with mud.

 《
Shī诗
Jīng经
 》
yǒu有
yún云
 ：
 "
Sāi塞
xiàng向
jìn墐
hù户
 。
 "

The Book of Songs says: "Block the windows and plaster the doors."

2.

verb

to bury; (same as 殣) to inter

archaic

This sense is a direct variant of 殣. Both are highly literary/archaic terms for burial.

Lù路
yǒu有
è饿
piǎo殍
 ，
wú无
rén人
jìn墐
zhī之
 。

There were people who had starved to death on the road, with no one to bury them.