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铚

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional銍

short sickle; reap grain

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

short sickle (for reaping grain)

archaic

An archaic agricultural tool mentioned in classical texts such as the *Nong Shu* (Agricultural Treatise).

Gǔ古
dài代
nóng农
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
le了
zhì铚
de的
xíng形
zhì制
hé和
shǐ使
yòng用
fāng方
fǎ法
 。

Ancient agricultural texts record the shape and usage of the short sickle.

Nóng农
fū夫
shǒu手
chí持
zhì铚
lián镰
 ，
wān弯
yāo腰
gē割
mài麦
 。

The farmer held a short sickle in his hand, bending down to cut the wheat.

2.

verb

to cut or reap ears of grain

archaic

Literary term for harvesting grain, especially cutting the ears of wheat or rice.

Nóng农
rén人
zhì铚
mài麦
yú于
nán南
mǔ亩
 ，
qiū秋
chéng成
nǎi乃
rù入
cāng仓
 。

The farmers reap wheat in the southern fields, storing it in the granary after the autumn harvest.

Qiū秋
lái来
zhì铚
hé禾
 ，
dōng冬
lái来
cáng藏
liáng粮
 。

In autumn one reaps the grain, in winter one stores the food.