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Kanji Detail for 鉉 - "bail, bowstring"

  • Meaning

    鉉 means "bail, bowstring."

    1. Bail - The handle of a cauldron.

    2. Bowstring - The string of a bow.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    handle

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    device for carrying a tripod

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron; commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a device for carrying a tripod

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The two ends of a tripod's crossbar. Decorated with jade is called 玉鉉. Decorated with gold is called 金鉉.
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