xǐ
枲
male hemp plant; hemp stalk; flax
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
male hemp plant; hemp stalk; bast fiber from male cannabis plants
archaicClassically distinguished from 苴 (jū, the female hemp plant). While 枲 specifically refers to the male plant and its fiber, it is also used broadly to refer to hemp or flax in general.
Xǐ枲
má麻
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
zhòng重
yào要
de的
fǎng纺
zhī织
yuán原
liào料
。
Hemp was an important textile raw material in ancient times.
Gǔ古
rén人
zhǒng种
xǐ枲
qǔ取
qí其
pí皮
，
jī绩
yǐ以
wéi为
bù布
。
The ancients planted hemp to harvest its bark, spinning it into cloth.
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Xǐ枲
yǔ与
jū苴
xiāng相
duì对
，
xióng雄
zhě者
wéi为
xǐ枲
，
cí雌
zhě者
wéi为
jū苴
。
Xǐ and jū are opposites; the male is called xǐ, the female is called jū.