结绳记事
jié​shéng​jì​shì

quipu record-keeping

  • created sense approved 结绳记事/結繩記事 · jié​shéng​jì​shì · quipu record-keeping — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    结绳记事 / 結繩記事

    jié​shéng​jì​shì

    quipu record-keeping

    The ancient method of record-keeping by tying knots in rope used before the invention of writing; refers to the practice where different knots represent different events or information.

    结绳 (literal) → 结绳/結繩 · jié​shéng · quipu 记事 (literal) → 记事/記事 · jì​shì · to record events

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense