xìn

舋

Character · NounTraditional釁

variant of 衅; quarrel; dispute; blood sacrifice

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

variant of 衅 (xìn); quarrel; dispute; conflict; crack; flaw; ancient blood sacrifice ritual

archaic

Literary and archaic variant of the character 衅. Found in classical texts to denote enmity, disputes, or ancient sacrificial rituals involving the smearing of blood. Not used in modern spoken language.

Liǎng两
guó国
zhī之
jiān间
jiǔ久
yǒu有
xìn舋
duān端
 。

There has long been a conflict between the two countries.

Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
xìn舋
gǔ鼓
zhī之
lǐ礼
 ，
yǐ以
xuè血
tú涂
gǔ鼓
 。

Ancient times had the ritual of blood-sacrifice to drums, smearing blood upon them.

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Píng瓶
xìn舋
shēn绅
fù覆
 。

When the bottle has a crack, the sash is overturned (a classical allusion to small signs预示 disaster).