dìng​pán​xīng

zero-point indicator

  • created reference approved 定盘星/定盤星 → 准星/準星 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    定盘星 / 定盤星 dìng​pán​xīng

    准星 / 準星 zhǔn​xīng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 定盘星/定盤星 · dìng​pán​xīng · zero-point indicator — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    定盘星 / 定盤星

    dìng​pán​xīng

    zero-point indicator

    The first mark on a steelyard arm, used to show that the scale is balanced at zero weight when the counterweight is hung there.

    定 (literal) → 定 · dìng · to decide 盘 (literal) → 盘/盤 · pán · plate 星 (bound) → 星 · xīng · [weight markers]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 定盘星/定盤星 · dìng​pán​xīng · fixed opinion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    定盘星 / 定盤星

    dìng​pán​xīng

    fixed opinion

    A definite plan or fixed opinion; a standard or principle that guides one's actions.

    定 (literal) → 定 · dìng · to decide 盘 (literal) → 盘/盤 · pán · plate 星 (bound) → 星 · xīng · [weight markers]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense