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Kanji Detail for 塑 - "model, mold, shape"
塑
- Meaning
塑 means "model, mold, shape."
Model - To shape with clay; to sculpt.
Mold - To form into a particular shape.
Create - To bring into being through artistic effort.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
model; molding
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
model in clay, sculpt; plastics
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to model (a figure) in clay; (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to sculpt, to model in clay; plastic
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Molding earth to make shapes. Hence images of deities and Buddhas made of earth are all called 塑.
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