nǔ
砮
stone for arrowheads
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
stone suitable for making arrowheads; flint
archaicAn archaic term found in classical texts, referring to a type of hard stone used to craft projectile points.
Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
nǔ砮
wéi为
zú镞
。
The ancients used nǔ stones for arrowheads.
Cǐ此
dì地
chū出
chǎn产
liáng良
nǔ砮
。
This region produces good quality stone for arrowheads.
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《
Shàng尚
shū书
·
Yǔ禹
gòng贡
》
yǒu有
“
jué厥
gòng贡
qiú璆
lín琳
、
láng琅
gān玕
、
nǔ砮
qìng磬
”
zhī之
jù句
。
The 'Tribute of Yu' chapter of the Book of Documents contains the phrase 'their tribute was jade, pearls, and stones for chimes and arrowheads.'