guī​wén

tortoise-shell pattern

  • created reference approved 龟文/龜文 → 篇 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    龟文 / 龜文 guī​wén

    篇 piān

    classifier

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  • created reference approved 龟文/龜文 → 龟纹/龜紋 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    龟文 / 龜文 guī​wén

    龟纹 / 龜紋 guī​wén

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 龟文/龜文 · guī​wén · tortoise-shell pattern — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    龟文 / 龜文

    guī​wén

    tortoise-shell pattern

    The natural pattern on a turtle's shell, or a decorative design resembling such a pattern.

    龟 (literal) → 龟/龜 · guī · tortoise 文 (literal) → 文 · wén · pattern

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  • created sense approved 龟文/龜文 · guī​wén · tortoise-shell motif — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    龟文 / 龜文

    guī​wén

    tortoise-shell motif

    An artistic or decorative design resembling the pattern of a turtle shell, common in Shang and Zhou dynasty artifacts

    龟 (literal) → 龟/龜 · guī · tortoise 文 (literal) → 文 · wén · pattern

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

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