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珩

héng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (classical) the topmost horizontal jade of a girdle-pendant set
  2. 2 honing (in 珩磨, to hone a cylinder bore)

Examples

古代玉佩最上面的横玉横在胸前。
Gǔdài yùpèi zuì shàngmiàn de héngyù héng zài xiōngqián.
The top jade of an ancient pendant set hung horizontally across the chest.

Tips

history
珩 names the horizontal top jade of an ancient ceremonial pendant set and is not used as a free word in modern Chinese. Its one living use is the technical term 珩磨 (to hone a precision bore). It is built on the jade radical 王.
register
Classical and technical only. Outside 珩磨 you meet 珩 mostly in writings on ancient jade.

Components

radical
王 yù
jade
On the left this is the 'jade' radical (the side-form of 玉, written like 王), marking 珩 as a jade ornament. It is the indexing radical.
phonetic
行 háng
row; to go
The 行 element supplies the sound héng, fitting the 'horizontal' crosspiece sense of 珩.

Stroke Order

珩 héng