鋸 (jù) - Saw — a tool with a toothed blade & to cut with a saw.

鋸Tone 4

jù ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

傑君

鋸 · jù

Saw — a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard materials such as wood or metal;

to cut with a saw.

Saw — a tool with a toothed bladeto cut with a saw.

Usage highlights

Saw bladeElectric sawHand sawChain sawCircular sawSawtooth

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He cut the wood with a saw (用锯锯木头).
  • This is an electric saw (电锯).
  • The carpenter sharpened the saw blade (锯条).
  • They sawed through the metal pipe (锯断金属管).

Collocations

  • Saw blade(锯条)
  • Electric saw(电锯)
  • Hand saw(手锯)
  • Chain saw(链锯)
  • Circular saw(圆锯)
  • Sawtooth(锯齿)

Idioms

  • Pull the saw back and forth(拉锯)
  • Sawtooth battle(拉锯战)
  • As if walking on a saw blade(如履锯刃)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The saw is one of the fundamental tools in traditional Chinese carpentry and woodworking.
  • In Chinese idiom, '拉锯' (pull saw) metaphorically describes a back-and-forth struggle or stalemate.
  • The invention of the saw in Chinese legend is sometimes attributed to Lu Ban, the patron saint of carpenters.

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