How to write 杼

杼 [zhù] 1. The comb on a loom; in ancient times, it also refers to the shuttle. 1. The comb on a loom; in ancient times, it referred to the shuttle: - Referring to a loom itself, as in “Unheard is the sound of the loom, only the woman's sighs are heard”. - Metaphorically, it represents the construction and layout of poetry and prose, as in “Emerging from the shuttle”. 2. Thin; to thin out; to reduce. 2. Thin; to thin out: “In any wheel, those traveling on marshy land desire to thin it out, while those traveling in mountainous areas desire to level it.” Origin: The shuttle of a loom. Character Formation: Phonetic compound; composed of wood (木) and the sound "予". 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] shuttle) 2. A bricklayer in civil engineering ([En.] bricklayer) Quotations: 1. "Shuowen Jiezi": 器之用者, presents the shuttle (杼) for weaving; now commonly referred to as the shuttle. 2. "Book of Songs, Lesser雅, Great East": The shuttle weaves its emptiness. 3. "Book of the Later Han, Biographies of Exemplary Women": This weaving arises from silk cocoons, originates from the loom’s shuttle. (The loom refers generally to weaving tools.) 4. "Strategies of the Warring States": One person informed him, saying: "Zeng Can killed someone!" His mother, in fear, threw the shuttle over the wall and ran away. Examples: - Also: 杼柚 (The shuttle and comb, metaphorically meaning the organization and conception of poetry); 杼梭 (The shuttle of the loom, referring to weaving.) 古同 【芧】. Quercus; also refers to oak acorns.