jié​shéng

to tie knots

  • created reference approved 结绳/結繩 → 结绳记事/結繩記事 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    结绳 / 結繩 jié​shéng

    结绳记事 / 結繩記事 jié​shéng​jì​shì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 结绳/結繩 · jié​shéng · to tie knots — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    结绳 / 結繩

    jié​shéng

    to tie knots

    To tie knots in a rope.

    结, 绳

    结 (literal) → 结/結 · jié · to tie 绳 (literal) → 绳/繩 · shéng · rope

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 结绳/結繩 · jié​shéng · quipu — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    结绳 / 結繩

    jié​shéng

    quipu

    The ancient practice of recording events by tying knots in rope before the invention of writing; can also refer to the era of antiquity when this method was used.

    结, 绳

    结 (literal) → 结/結 · jié · to tie 绳 (literal) → 绳/繩 · shéng · rope

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

    created sense