櫘 (huì) - Hui — an archaic term for a wooden & also refers to a type of wooden tool

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huì ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

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櫘 · huì

Hui — an archaic term for a wooden pestle or mallet;

also refers to a type of wooden tool used for pounding or grinding.

Hui — an archaic term for a woodenalso refers to a type of wooden tool

Usage highlights

wooden pestlemortar and pestlepounding toolgrinding implementancient tooltool handle

Synonyms

  • 杵— pestle, mallet
  • 槌— mallet, hammer
  • 棒— stick, club

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient mortar and pestle (臼櫘) was used for grinding grains.
  • Archaeologists found a wooden pestle (木櫘) at the site.
  • This character appears in classical texts describing tools (櫘具).

Collocations

  • wooden pestle(木櫘)
  • mortar and pestle(臼櫘)
  • pounding tool(捣櫘)
  • grinding implement(磨櫘)
  • ancient tool(古櫘)
  • tool handle(櫘柄)

Idioms

  • None commonly used in modern language

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts describing agricultural or culinary tools.
  • Represents early woodworking technology in Chinese civilization.
  • Now considered an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

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