a high-quality, smooth, and durable variety of Xuan paper

(literary) jade tablets used for engraving text, sometimes as auspicious omens; by extension, precious books or records

(literary) a poetic name for bamboo shoots, particularly dried ones

(literary) an elegant name for clappers used to beat time in music

(literary) an archaic name for a sturgeon

(literary) a metaphor for ice or blocks of ice