tǐng

珽

Character · Noun

jade tablet; ceremonial scepter

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

jade tablet held by officials at court; ceremonial jade baton

archaic

Archaic ritual object used by feudal lords and high officials during imperial court audiences. Longer than a standard 笏 (hù) and made of jade. Recorded in classical texts such as the Shuowen Jiezi.

 《
Shuō说
wén文
 》
jì记
zǎi载
 ：
 "
Tǐng珽
 ，
dà大
guī圭
yě也
 ，
cháng长
sān三
chǐ尺
 。
 "

The Shuowen Jiezi records: "Tǐng is a large jade tablet, three chi in length."

Gǔ古
dài代
zhū诸
hóu侯
zhí执
tǐng珽
yǐ以
cháo朝
jiàn见
tiān天
zǐ子
 。

In ancient times, feudal lords held jade tablets to attend court audiences with the Son of Heaven.

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Tǐng珽
 ，
yù玉
hù笏
yě也
 ，
suǒ所
yǐ以
jì记
shì事
bèi备
wàng忘
 。

Tǐng is a jade tablet, used for recording matters and serving as a reminder.