繂 (lǜ) - A large rope or cable & a hawser used for mooring boats or securing
繂 · lǜ
A large rope or cable;
a hawser used for mooring boats or securing objects.
A large rope or cablea hawser used for mooring boats or securing
Usage highlights
mooring ropethick cableship hawsersecuring ropepull with a cable
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The boat was tied to the dock with a thick hawser (繂).
- They used a strong cable (繂) to pull the heavy load.
- Ancient ships relied on sturdy ropes (繂) for anchorage.
Collocations
- mooring rope(繂)
- thick cable(粗繂)
- ship hawser(船繂)
- securing rope(繫繂)
- pull with a cable(引繂)
Cultural background
FAQ- Historically used in nautical contexts for securing vessels.
- Appears in classical texts describing maritime or heavy-duty tying methods.