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臼
jiù
Description
「臼」是一种用石头或木头做的工具，中间是空的，可以放东西进去，然后用棒子把里面的东西打碎或磨碎。
"臼" is a tool made of stone or wood, hollow in the middle to hold things, and used with a stick to crush or grind the contents.
以前的人常用臼来把米或药材弄碎。
People in the past often used 臼 to crush rice or medicinal herbs.
Meanings
臼jiù
mortar (bowl for pounding or grinding)
她用臼把胡椒磨成了粉。
She ground the pepper into powder using a mortar.
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Notes
- Etymology
pictograph of a mortar with grain inside; one of the oldest Chinese characters.
- Nuance
usually paired with 杵 (pestle); 石臼 specifies a stone mortar.
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