1. noun an embroidered banner
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '綮'; Guoyu '綮' n 2; Mathews 1931 '綮', p. 71; Unihan '綮')
  2. noun fine silk
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '綮' n 1)
  3. qìng noun a joint
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of a joint connecting bones, such as an elbow (Guoyu '綮' qìng)

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  • 肯綮 a joint [in the body] ; a pivotal point [in a situation]

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