析圭分土
xī​guī​fēn​tǔ

to confer land

  • created sense approved 析圭分土 · xī​guī​fēn​tǔ · to confer land — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    析圭分土

    xī​guī​fēn​tǔ

    to confer land

    to divide territory and grant land or titles to feudal princes; refers to the ancient practice of distributing land alongside jade tablets to signify rank

    析 (literal) → 析 · xī · to separate 圭 (literal) → 圭 · guī · jade tablet 分土 (literal) → 分土 · fēn​tǔ · to enfeoff

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