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Kanji Detail for 黻 - "embroidery, knee cover"
黻
- Meaning
黻 means "embroidery, knee cover."
Embroidery - Needlework on ceremonial robes; a pattern stitched with black and blue thread.
Knee cover - A ceremonial knee covering.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
lap robe; embroidery pattern
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
special pattern of embroidery
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(archaic) embroidery using black and blue thread
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
special pattern of embroidery
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Embroidered pattern on ancient ceremonial robes. Half blue-green and half black. Shaped like two 已 facing away from each other. | Interchangeable with 韍. Ancient sacrificial garment. Used to cover the knees. The Analects says: "And to perfect the beauty of ceremonial caps and knee-covers."
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