契刀
qì​dāo

knife-shaped money

  • created sense approved 契刀 · qì​dāo · knife-shaped money — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    契刀

    qì​dāo

    knife-shaped money

    an ancient Chinese currency issued during the reign of Wang Mang in the Western Han Dynasty; it consisted of a round coin top and a knife-shaped body

    契 (literal) → 契 · qì · to carve 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife-shaped object

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