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Kanji Detail for 鐸 - "bell, wind chime"
鐸
- Meaning
鐸 means "bell, wind chime."
Bell - A large bell used for proclaiming laws and decrees.
Wind chime - A bell that rings in the wind.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
large hand bell
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
bell; surname
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Duo
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A large bell. Like today's hand bell. Anciently used to proclaim edicts. One with a metal tongue and wooden body is called 木鐸. Wood clappers for civil matters, metal clappers for military matters. Found in the commentary to the Rites of Zhou. | Anciently, wooden clappers were used to proclaim edicts. Therefore those who lead education are also called 司鐸 (bell keeper).
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