矴 (dìng) - A stone anchor or weight used to moor & an anchor.
矴 · dìng
A stone anchor or weight used to moor a boat;
an anchor.
A stone anchor or weight used to mooran anchor.
Usage highlights
Stone anchorTo drop anchorTo weigh anchorAnchor stoneMooring anchor
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The boat was secured with a stone anchor (下矴).
- Ancient ships used stone anchors (石矴) for mooring.
- The character 矴 is an ancient form for anchor (同碇).
Collocations
- Stone anchor(石矴)
- To drop anchor(下矴)
- To weigh anchor(起矴)
- Anchor stone(矴石)
- Mooring anchor(系矴)
Cultural background
FAQ- 矴 represents an ancient type of anchor made from stone, used to moor boats before metal anchors became common.
- It is an archaic character that has been largely replaced by 碇 in modern usage, but appears in historical texts.