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Kanji Detail for 錫 - "tin, bestow, blessing"
錫
- Meaning
錫 means "tin, bestow, blessing."
Tin - A silver-white metal.
Staff - A staff carried by monks.
Bestowal - A gift; a blessing.
To grant - To give; to bestow.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
copper; tin
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
tin (element 50, Sn); bestow, confer
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
tin; to bestow, to confer
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A metallic mineral. White in color with luster. Resembling silver. Soft in quality. Easy to forge. When hammered, it becomes thin sheets. In air or water, it does not lose its luster. Therefore copper and iron vessels are often plated with tin on the surface. Can be used for utensils and alloys. Industrial demand is extremely high. | To bestow. In former times, all imperial grants and appointments were called 錫.
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