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Meaning of 杼

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杼
Pinyin: zhù
English Definition: shuttle of a loom
Chinese Definition:
①织布机上的筘,古代亦指梭:机杼(a.指织布机,如“不闻杼杼声,惟闻女叹息”;b.喻诗文的构思和布局,如“自出杼杼”)。
②薄,削薄,减削:“凡为轮,行泽者欲杼,行山者欲侔”。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 木
Pictophonetic:予 indicates the sound; 木 (tree) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • 予 [ yǔ ] to give; to award
Similar Characters: 社 抒
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Example Words
机杼 jī zhù a loom
自出机杼 zì chū jī zhù to produce original writing (idiom)
曾母投杼 zēng mǔ tóu zhù Persistent rumors against sb. can shake the strongest confidence in him. (idiom)
别出机杼 bié chū jī zhù distinctive; to find some other way; to be original in conception (idiom)
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