籱 (zhuó) - An ancient, rare character referring to a type
籱Tone 2
zhuó ｜ 30 strokes ｜ radical:
籱 · zhuó
An ancient, rare character referring to a type of bamboo sieve or winnowing basket used for sifting grain.
An ancient, rare character referring to a type
Usage highlights
bamboo sievewinnowing basketgrain sifterancient farming tool
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The farmer used a bamboo sieve (籱) to separate the wheat from the chaff.
- Ancient agricultural tools included various sieves and baskets (like the 籱).
- This character is found in classical texts describing farming implements (古农具).
Collocations
- bamboo sieve(竹籱)
- winnowing basket(簸籱)
- grain sifter(谷物籱)
- ancient farming tool(古农具籱)
Cultural background
FAQ- Represents an ancient agricultural implement, reflecting the importance of grain processing in traditional Chinese agrarian society.
- Its extreme rarity means it is primarily of interest to specialists in paleography or historical linguistics.
- The character's complex structure exemplifies the category of highly specific, pictographically derived characters for objects.