mortar; grinding bowl
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mortar (for grinding medicine); bowl-shaped grinding tool
Specifically refers to the bowl-shaped vessel used in traditional Chinese medicine to grind herbs into powder, typically made of porcelain, ceramic, or stone. The pestle used with it is called 杵 (chǔ) or 研棒.
Yào药
jì剂
shī师
yòng用
rǔ乳
bǎ钵
bǎ把
yào药
cái材
yán研
chéng成
xì细
mò末
。
The pharmacist used a mortar to grind the medicinal materials into fine powder.
Zhè这
gè个
rǔ乳
bǒ钵
shì是
táo陶
cí瓷
zuò做
de的
，
fēi非
cháng常
guāng光
huá滑
。
This mortar is made of ceramic and is very smooth.
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Yán研
yào药
shí时
xū需
yào要
jiāng将
rǔ乳
bǒ钵
bǎo保
chí持
gān干
zào燥
。
When grinding medicine, the mortar needs to be kept dry.