dǎo​yī

to pound clothes

Senses

捣衣/ 搗衣 dǎo​yī to pound clothes

to wash clothes by beating them with a wooden mallet on a stone, typically at a riverbank

捣衣/ 搗衣 dǎo​yī Pounding Clothes

A traditional musical composition for the 古琴 gǔ​qín, typically expressing the longing of a woman for her husband as she prepares his winter clothing

捣衣/ 搗衣 dǎo​yī to process raw silk

to pound raw silk with a pestle to remove wax and make it soft, white, and elastic for tailoring

References

variant 捣衣/搗衣 擣衣/擣衣
see 捣衣/搗衣 古琴/古琴
synonym 捣衣/搗衣 捣衣曲/搗衣曲
synonym 捣衣/搗衣 秋杵弄/秋杵弄
synonym 捣衣/搗衣 秋水弄/秋水弄
synonym 捣衣/搗衣 秋院捣衣/秋院搗衣
variant 捣衣/搗衣 捣练/搗練