铉 (鉉) xuàn

  1. xuàn noun a stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a ding
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Middle Chinese: henH, used in ancient times in order to lift the 鼎 tripod cauldron (Kroll 2015 '鉉'; GHDC 2007 '铉' 1)
  2. xuàn noun prime minister
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In imperial China, see 铉台 and 宰相 (GHDC 2007 '铉' 2)
  3. xuàn noun a string; a bowstring
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A variant of 弦 (GHDC 2007 '铉' 3)

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