jū

锯

Character · VerbTraditional鋸

to mend with metal staples

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to mend broken pottery or porcelain with metal staples

archaic

Refers to a traditional craft technique. Often written as '锔'.

Zhè这
zhī只
cí瓷
wǎn碗
liè裂
le了
 ,
néng能
jū锔
ma吗
 ?

This porcelain bowl is cracked; can it be mended with staples?

Jū锔
cí瓷
shì是
yī一
mén门
dú独
tè特
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
shǒu手
gōng工
yì艺
 。

Mending porcelain with staples is a unique traditional craft.

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Nà那
gè个
liè裂
fèng缝
bèi被
jū锔
de得
hěn很
láo牢
gù固
 。

That crack was mended very securely with staples.

Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
jū锔
dīng钉
shì是
jīn金
zi子
zuò做
de的
 。

The metal staples used here are made of gold.