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Chinese
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ancient weight; one-fourth of a tael
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twenty-fourth part of a tael
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| trad. (錙銖)
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錙
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銖
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| simp. (锱铢)
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锱
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铢
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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錙
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銖
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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17822
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17581
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Phonetic
component
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甾
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朱
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Rime
group
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之
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侯
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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葘
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殊
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsrɯ/
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/*djo/
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Noun
錙銖
- (literary, literally) zi (1⁄4 of a tael) and zhu (1⁄24 of a tael), both are small weight measures in ancient China
雖分國如錙銖，不臣不仕。其規為有如此者。
虽分国如锱铢，不臣不仕。其规为有如此者。 - From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Suī fēn guó rú zīzhū, bù chén bù shì. Qí guī wéi yǒu rú cǐ zhě.
- although the offer was made to share a state with him, it would be no more to him than the small weights of a balance; he will not take a ministry, he will not take an office ― such are the rules and conduct he prescribes to himself.
- (literary, figurative) a tiny amount; a very small amount
五六月累丸，二而不墜，則失者錙銖。
五六月累丸，二而不坠，则失者锱铢。 - From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Wǔ liù yuè lěiwán, èr ér bù zhuì, zé shī zhě zīzhū.
- For five or six months, I practised with two pellets, till they never fell down, and then I only failed with a small fraction of the cicadas (which I tried to catch).
- (literary, figurative) a small profit; a very small amount of money
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