yì
枻
oar; paddle
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
oar; paddle; scull
literaryLiterary or archaic term (书面语) found in classical texts and formal descriptions of boating. Often appears in poetic compounds such as 兰栧 (orchid oars) or 桂棹兰栧.
Chuán船
fū夫
shǒu手
chí持
cháng长
yì栧
，
fèn奋
lì力
huá划
shuǐ水
qián前
xíng行
。
The boatman held the long oar and rowed forward with all his might.
Gǔ古
shī诗
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
「「
guì桂
zhào棹
lán兰
yì栧
」」
xíng形
róng容
huá华
měi美
de的
chuán船
zhī只
。
Ancient poems often used 'cassia oars and orchid paddles' to describe magnificent boats.
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Tā他
fàng放
xià下
chuán船
yì栧
，
rèn任
xiǎo小
zhōu舟
zài在
hú湖
miàn面
qīng轻
qīng轻
piāo飘
dàng荡
。
He put down the oar, letting the small boat drift gently on the lake.