tán

锬

Character · NounTraditional錟

ancient spear; lance

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

ancient weapon; long spear; lance

archaic

An archaic literary term for a long spear used in ancient warfare. Rarely used in modern contexts except in historical texts.

Shì士
bīng兵
men们
shǒu手
chí持
tán錟
máo矛
 ，
liè列
zhèn阵
yǐ以
dài待
 。

The soldiers held their long spears, arrayed in formation awaiting the enemy.

Cǐ此
nǎi乃
gǔ古
zhī之
tán錟
 ，
fēng锋
lì利
wú无
bǐ比
 。

This is an ancient lance, extremely sharp.