| 单词 | pi disk |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspi disk A flat jade disc with a small hole in the middle, used in ancient China for symbolic or ritual purposes. Frequently attributive, as pi disk. Cf. yuan n.2 2. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > non-Christian symbols or images > [noun] > circle discus1680 mandala1859 pi1871 chakra1891 1871 J. Legge Chinese Classics IV. 529/1 We have..an instance of the use of the peih and kwei in sacrificing. 1912 Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 10 v. 154 If the flesh (i.e. the jade substance) is double as wide as the perforation (hao), it is called pi; if the perforation is double as wide as the jade substance, it is the ring yüan. 1987 National Geographic Sept. 285 (caption) The pi was one of the six ritual jade pieces used in burial rites by the Chinese. 1988 Current Anthropol. 29 758/2 The cong and bi of the Liangzhu culture are distinguished both for their exquisiteness and their standardization. 2001 Sunday Times (Nexis) 17 June (Culture section) 40 A ritual pi disc, symbolic of heaven, was found in the royal Shang tombs dating to the first half of the second millennium BC. < as lemmas |
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