缿 (xiàng) - A bamboo tube used in ancient China as & a primitive suggestion box or ballot box.

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缿 · xiàng

A bamboo tube used in ancient China as a complaint box or for submitting secret reports;

a primitive suggestion box or ballot box.

A bamboo tube used in ancient China asa primitive suggestion box or ballot box.

Usage highlights

Complaint boxBamboo tube for submissionsSecret report tubeLetter tubeAccusation tubeCoin tube

Synonyms

  • 筒— tube, cylinder
  • 匣— box, case

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The official placed a complaint box (缿筒) in the government office.
  • Ancient Chinese used bamboo tubes (竹缿) for secret submissions.
  • The system of submitting secret reports via bamboo tubes was called 缿筩制度.

Collocations

  • Complaint box(缿筒)
  • Bamboo tube for submissions(竹缿)
  • Secret report tube(投缿)
  • Letter tube(书缿)
  • Accusation tube(告缿)
  • Coin tube(钱缿)

Idioms

  • Submitting secret reports(投缿告密)
  • The tube for accusations(告缿之筒)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in ancient Chinese administration as a primitive suggestion/complaint box system.
  • Part of early Chinese bureaucratic mechanisms for gathering information and complaints.
  • Demonstrates early forms of anonymous reporting in Chinese governance.

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