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Character · Noun · VerbTraditional杇

mason's trowel; to plaster

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

trowel; float (tool used by masons for applying mortar or plaster)

archaic

Classical term rarely used in modern Mandarin; the common term is 抹子 (mǒ zi) or 镘刀 (màn dāo).

Fèn粪
tǔ土
zhī之
qiáng墙
bù不
kě可
wū杇
yě也
 。

A wall of dung and earth cannot be plastered.

Jiàng匠
shí石
yùn运
jīn斤
chéng成
fēng风
 ，
ér而
Yǐng郢
rén人
zhī之
bí鼻
bù不
shāng伤
 ；
jiàng匠
shí石
zhí执
wū杇
 ，
ér而
Yǐng郢
rén人
zhī之
bí鼻
bù不
wū污
 。

The craftsman Shi wielded his axe with such skill that the wind arose, yet the nose of the man of Ying was unharmed; when the craftsman Shi held his trowel, the nose of the man of Ying was not soiled.

2.

verb

to plaster; to whitewash; to apply mortar or plaster with a trowel

archaic

Classical usage; in modern Mandarin, use 抹灰 (mǒ huī) or 粉刷 (fěn shuā).

Xiǔ朽
mù木
bù不
kě可
diāo雕
yě也
 ，
fèn粪
tǔ土
zhī之
qiáng墙
bù不
kě可
wū杇
yě也
 。

Rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall of dung and earth cannot be plastered.

Dài待
qiáng墙
gān干
hòu后
jí即
kě可
wū杇
zhī之
 。

Wait until the wall is dry, then it can be plastered.