shè​hóu

archery target

Senses

射侯 shè​hóu archery target

(literary) an archery target; a target used in ancient archery contests

射侯 shè​hóu to practice archery

(literary) to practice archery; to shoot at a target

射侯 shè​hóu royal archery rite

(literary) the grand archery ceremony performed by the emperor, so named because shooting (shè) the target represented his rule over the feudal lords (hóu)

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