Historical Evolution
弭
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
弭
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
弭
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
弭
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
弭
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
弭
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
弭
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
弭
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
弭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
弭 [mǐ]
to stop; repress
Japanese
aux.
- should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
noun
- nock (of a bow)
- nock (of an arrow)
- nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
- wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
Example Sentences