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杙

Character · NounTraditional弋

wooden stake; arrow with string

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

small wooden stake; peg

literary

Literary term for a small wooden stake used in ancient times for marking boundaries or mooring boats. Also refers to the wooden handle of an ancient hunting tool.

Gǔ古
dài代
yòng用
mù木
yì弋
biāo标
jì记
tián田
dì地
biān边
jiè界
 。

In ancient times, wooden stakes were used to mark field boundaries.

Àn岸
biān边
de的
chuán船
zhī只
yòng用
cháng长
yì弋
xì系
zhù住
 。

The boats on the shore were moored with long wooden pegs.

2.

noun

ancient arrow with a string attached for retrieving game

archaic

Refers to a specific ancient hunting implement where an arrow had a string attached so the hunter could retrieve the shot game. Extended to mean hunting with such a device.

 庄
 子
 钓
 于
 濮
 水
 ，
 楚
 王
 使
 大
 夫
 二
 人
 往
 先
 焉
 ，
 曰
 ：
 愿
 以
 境
 内
 累
 矣
 ！
 庄
 子
 持
 竿
 不
 顾
 ，
 曰
 ：
 吾
 闻
 楚
 有
 神
 龟
 ，
 死
 已
 三
 千
 岁
 矣
 ，
 王
 以
 巾
 笥
 而
 藏
 之
 庙
 堂
 之
 上
 。
 此
 龟
 者
 ，
 宁
 其
 死
 为
 留
 骨
 而
 贵
 乎
 ？
 宁
 其
 生
 而
 曳
 尾
 于
 涂
 中
 乎
 ？
 二
 大
 夫
 曰
 ：
 宁
 生
 而
 曳
 尾
 涂
 中
 。
 庄
 子
 曰
 ：
 往
 矣
 ！
 吾
 将
 曳
 尾
 于
 涂
 中
 。

Zhuangzi was fishing when the king offered him high office. Zhuangzi refused, preferring to 'drag his tail in the mud' like a live tortoise rather than be venerated as dead bones.

Yì弋
shè射
fēi飞
niǎo鸟
 。

To shoot flying birds with a stringed arrow.