zhí

埴

Character · Noun

clay (literary)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

literary

Used primarily in literary, historical, or ceramic contexts. Often appears in compounds such as 抟埴 (to mold clay) or 埴土 (clay soil).

Tuán抟

zhí埴

yǐ以

wéi为

qì器

。

He molded clay to make vessels.

Zhè这

piàn片

tǔ土

dì地

duō多

zhí埴

tǔ土

，

shì适

hé合

zhì制

táo陶

。

This land has a lot of clay soil, suitable for pottery making.

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Zhí埴

lún轮

shì是

gǔ古

dài代

táo陶

qì器

de的

yī一

zhǒng种

。

Haniwa (terracotta clay figures) are a type of ancient pottery.