shān
埏
mix water with earth; knead clay
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to mix water with earth or clay; to knead mud
archaicLiterary or archaic usage. Commonly appears in the compound 埏埴 (shānzhí), referring to the process of mixing clay to make pottery, as found in classical texts such as the Daodejing.
Shān埏
zhí埴
yǐ以
wéi为
qì器
。
He mixed clay to make vessels.
Gǔ古
rén人
shān埏
tǔ土
wéi为
táo陶
，
yǐ以
huǒ火
duàn煅
zhī之
。
The ancients mixed earth to make pottery and fired it.
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Gōng工
jiàng匠
shān埏
ní泥
zào造
wǎ瓦
，
yǐ以
gōng供
yíng营
zào造
。
Craftsmen kneaded mud to make tiles for construction.