mào

瑁

Character · Noun

see [玳瑁]

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

ancient jade ornament

archaic

See the full entry for 玳瑁 (dài mào), which refers to hawksbill turtle shell, often used in ornaments. The character 瑁 historically refers to a type of jade scepter or ornamental piece used in ancient rituals, but its primary modern use is as part of the word 玳瑁.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
 '
mào瑁
 '
 ，
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yù玉
qì器
 。

The 'mào' mentioned in ancient texts is a type of jade artifact.

Mào瑁
cháng常
yǔ与
 '
guī圭
 '
 （
yī一
zhǒng种
yù玉
zhì制
lǐ礼
qì器
 ）
yī一
tóng同
chū出
xiàn现
 。

Mào often appears together with 'guī' (a type of jade ritual vessel).