鞲鞴

Chinese

simp. and trad.
(鞲鞴) 		鞲 鞴

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of German Kolben; coined by Chinese scientist Xu Shou in 1871 in 《汽機發軔》 (Li, 2004).

Pronunciation

Noun

鞲鞴

  1. (dated) piston (in a steam locomotive)
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