jǐn​zì

embroidered characters

  • created reference approved 锦字/錦字 → 锦字书/錦字書 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    锦字 / 錦字 jǐn​zì

    锦字书 / 錦字書 jǐn​zì​shū

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 锦字/錦字 · jǐn​zì · embroidered characters — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    锦字 / 錦字

    jǐn​zì

    embroidered characters

    Characters embroidered on silk or brocade, especially those in a poem

    锦 (literal) → 锦/錦 · jǐn · brocade 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 锦字/錦字 · jǐn​zì · love letter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    锦字 / 錦字

    jǐn​zì

    love letter

    (literary) A letter from a wife to her husband expressing her longing, referring to the historical story of Su Hui weaving a circular poem for her exiled husband; also called [[锦字书|錦字書|jin3 zi4 shu1]]

    锦 (literal) → 锦/錦 · jǐn · brocade 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 锦字/錦字 · jǐn​zì · beautiful writing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    锦字 / 錦字

    jǐn​zì

    beautiful writing

    (literary) Beautiful or elegant writing; refined literary phrasing

    锦 (literal) → 锦/錦 · jǐn · beautiful 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character

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

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