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结绳
jié​shéng

to tie knots

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
结绳 結繩 jié//shéng
to tie knots
To tie knots in a rope.
quipu
The ancient practice of recording events by tying knots in rope before the invention of writing; can also refer to the era of antiquity when this method was used.

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Cross-References

Same as

  • 结绳记事 jié​shéng​jì​shì

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