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柝

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watchman's rattle

HSK 10

Objects →Tools

tuò

タク

ひょうしぎ

탁

Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

柝

Regular

Modern

Chinese

柝 [tuò]

watchman's rattle

Japanese

柝き、たく同音

noun wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (2)

倪柝声 [NíTuòshēng]

Ni Tuosheng or Watchman Nee (1903-1972), influential Chinese Christian

倪柝声 [NíTuòshēng]

Ni Tuosheng or Watchman Nee (1903-1972), influential Chinese Christian

JAPANESE WORDS (3)

柝 [き] #88,195

wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

撃柝 [げきたく] #216,367

striking of clappers

柝が入る [きがはいる] #292,520

clapping with wooden clappers (to signal the beginning or end of a performance)