() - A type of ancient door bolt or lock & also appears in the name of a traditional

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A type of ancient door bolt or lock mechanism;

also appears in the name of a traditional Chinese medicine formula.

A type of ancient door bolt or lockalso appears in the name of a traditional

Usage highlights

door lock mechanismbronze lockancient hardwarearchitectural componenttraditional medicine formula

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient door used a bronze lock mechanism (鑉).
  • This traditional medicine formula contains various herbs (鑉).
  • Archaeologists found door hardware including the 鑉 component.
  • The character appears in classical texts describing architectural elements.

Collocations

  • door lock mechanism(門鑉)
  • bronze lock(銅鑉)
  • ancient hardware(古鑉)
  • architectural component(建築鑉)
  • traditional medicine formula(藥鑉)

Idioms

  • No commonly used idioms featuring this character are widely known

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing architectural hardware and security mechanisms
  • Used in traditional Chinese medicine terminology for certain formulas
  • Represents specialized knowledge in both construction and medicinal practices

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