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笄 [jī]
[名]
1. An ancient type of hairpin used to secure styled hair or a hat.
Example: 发~ (hairpin), 弁~ (cap pin).
2. In ancient times, it specifically referred to the age at which a girl could style her hair and wear a hairpin, typically at fifteen years old, indicating adulthood.
Example: 及~ (coming of age), ~年 (age of coming of age).
[动]
1. Refers to a girl reaching fifteen years of age, the year she comes of age.
【引】
1. 《说文》: 笄, a type of hairpin.
2. 《仪礼·士冠礼》:皮弁笄 (leather cap pin), 爵弁笄 (noble cap pin).
3. 《淮南子·齐俗》: 中国冠笄 (China's crown hairpin).
4. 张衡《东京赋》: 玉笄綦会此冤弁之笄也 (Jade hairpin).
5. 《礼记·内则》: 节纵笄总 (hairpin arrangements).
6. 《仪礼·士冠礼》: 栉设笄 (setting hairpins).
7. 《国语·晋语》: 折委笄,此男子安发之笄也 (referring to how men secure their hair with pins).
8. 《列子·周穆王》: 设笄珥,衣阿锡 (setting hairpins and wearing a specific outfit).
【例】
1. 例如: 笄珈 (originally referring to women's accessories, also refers to women), 笄珥 (ornamental hair and ear pieces for women), 笄导 (a kind of hair accessory used to bundle hair).
[动]
1. Refers to a girl reaching fifteen years of age, the year she becomes an adult.
【引】
1. 《公羊传·僖公九年》: 字而笄之 (to be named and have the hairpin ceremony).
2. 《国语·郑语》: 既笄而孕 (became pregnant after coming of age, noted: "a girl comes of age at fifteen").
【例】
1. 例如: 笄女 (referring to an adult daughter), 笄年 (age at which a girl styles her hair and wears a hairpin; coming of age), 笄冠 (the hairpin ceremony for women, paired with the cap ceremony for men, signifies adulthood).
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