liú

镠

Character · NounTraditional鏐

fine gold; pure gold

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

literary

A literary term found in classical texts to describe gold of excellent purity. Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese.

Cǐ此

jīn金

nǎi乃

liú镠

yě也

。

This gold is of the finest quality.

Liú镠

zhī之

zhēn珍

guì贵

，

fēi非

xún寻

cháng常

jīn金

shǔ属

kě可

bǐ比

。

The preciousness of fine gold cannot be compared to ordinary metals.

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Gòng贡

pǐn品

zhōng中

yǒu有

liú镠

jīn金

bǎi百

liǎng两

。

Among the tribute goods were one hundred taels of fine gold.