zhēn

  1. zhēn noun an anvil
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '砧' 3, p. 599; Mathews 1931 '砧', p. 39; Unihan '砧'; XHZD '砧', p. 967)
  2. zhēn noun a flat stone for washing clothes
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 砧杵 board and wooden club (Guoyu '砧' n 1; Kroll 2015 '砧' 1, p. 599; Mathews 1931 '砧', p. 39; Unihan '砧')
  3. zhēn noun a chopping block
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For chopping a person's head off as punishment, as in 砧鑕 (Guoyu '砧' n 3; Kroll 2015 '砧' 2, p. 599)
  4. zhēn noun a chopping board
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For chopping vegetables; as in 砧板 (Guoyu '砧' n 2)

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