臿 (chā) - To pound grain & a pestle
臿 · chā
To pound grain;
a pestle;
to mix;
to insert.
To pound graina pestleto mix
Usage highlights
Pestle for poundingTo pound grainTo mix togetherTo insertMortar and pestleWooden pestle
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Pounding grain with a pestle (臿米).
- Mixing different substances together (臿合).
- Inserting a wedge into wood (臿入).
Collocations
- Pestle for pounding(臿杵)
- To pound grain(臿米)
- To mix together(臿合)
- To insert(臿入)
- Mortar and pestle(臼臿)
- Wooden pestle(木臿)
Idioms
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Cultural background
FAQ- Originally depicted a foot operating a pestle in a mortar to hull grain.
- The character is an ancient agricultural tool, representing early food processing technology.
- Later extended to mean mixing or inserting due to the pestle's action of penetrating and combining substances.