鉉 xuàn

device for carrying a tripod

DEFINITIONS

  • device for carrying a tripod
  • stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron
  • commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"

WORDS

徐鉉 xú xuàn Xu Xuan (-991), author of commentaries on Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字註|说文解字注[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4 Zhu4]
盧武鉉 lú wǔ xuàn Roh Moo-hyun (1946-2009), South Korean lawyer and politician, president 2003-2008
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