jié gāo

桔槔 (jié gāo) is a Chinese word meaning “well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole)”.

Meanings

  1. 1well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole)

Characters in 桔槔

桔jié · used in 桔梗[jie2 geng3]槔gāo · used in 桔槔[jie2 gao1]

Related words

桔子variant of 橘子[ju2 zi5]桔used in 桔梗[jie2 geng3]桔variant of 橘[ju2]金桔kumquat桔梗Chinese bellflower; balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)洋桔梗(botany) lisianthus; prairie gentian (Eustoma russellianum)槔used in 桔槔[jie2 gao1]

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