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Kanji Detail for 錘 - "weight, spindle, balance"
錘
- Meaning
錘 means "weight, spindle, balance."
Weight - A heavy object for measuring.
Spindle - A tool for spinning thread.
Plumb - A weight used for measuring depth.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
weight; plumb bob; sinker; spindle
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
balance weight on scale; hammer
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
hammer
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A counterweight. Used to weigh objects and determine their weight. | A forging tool. As in 爐錘 (furnace and hammer). The furnace melts and refines, the hammer strikes to shape iron into implements.
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