鐖 (jī) - An ancient term for a hook or grappling & also used as a variant form of 機

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鐖 · jī

An ancient term for a hook or grappling tool;

also used as a variant form of 機 (machine/mechanism) in some contexts.

An ancient term for a hook or grapplingalso used as a variant form of 機

Usage highlights

Ancient hookBronze grappling toolMechanism variant

Synonyms

  • 鉤— hook
  • 機— machine; mechanism

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient hook tool was called a jī (鐖).
  • In some texts, it appears as a variant for mechanism (機).
  • Archaeologists found a bronze jī (鐖) at the site.

Collocations

  • Ancient hook(古鐖)
  • Bronze grappling tool(銅鐖)
  • Mechanism variant(機之異體)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient texts describing tools and mechanisms.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese; primarily of historical interest.

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