牁 (kē) - Ancient term for a mooring post or stake & also appears in historical place names.

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kē ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

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牁 · kē

Ancient term for a mooring post or stake used to tie up boats;

also appears in historical place names.

Ancient term for a mooring post or stakealso appears in historical place names.

Usage highlights

Zangke Commanderymooring postboat tie postancient stakewooden postriver mooring

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The boat was tied to the mooring post (系舟于牁).
  • He studied ancient place names like Zangke (牂牁).
  • Archaeologists found remnants of ancient mooring structures (古牁遗迹).

Collocations

  • Zangke Commandery(牂牁郡)
  • mooring post(系船牁)
  • boat tie post(舟牁)
  • ancient stake(古牁)
  • wooden post(木牁)
  • river mooring(河牁)

Idioms

  • Zangke Ancient Commandery(牂牁古郡)
  • Mooring at the Ancient Post(系舟古牁)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts referring to mooring posts used in river navigation.
  • Most famously appears in 'Zangke' (牂牁), the name of an ancient Chinese commandery in the southwest during the Han dynasty.
  • The character is rarely used in modern Chinese except in historical and geographical contexts.

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