桐人
tóng​rén

wooden burial effigy

  • created sense approved 桐人 · tóng​rén · wooden burial effigy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    桐人

    tóng​rén

    wooden burial effigy

    A wooden figure or puppet carved from paulownia wood, used in ancient times as a burial object or as a wooden effigy to cast a curse on someone.

    桐 (literal) → 桐 · tóng · tong tree 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person of a type

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