xuán​jī

armillary sphere

  • created sense approved 璇机/璿機 · xuán​jī · armillary sphere — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    xuán​jī

    armillary sphere

    (variant form) an ancient astronomical instrument for modeling the celestial sphere; also referring to specific stars in the Big Dipper

    璇 (literal) → 璇 · xuán · fine jade 机 (literal) → 机/機 · jī · machine

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