TOOL  工具

ARTEFACT PRODUCED FOR USE USING a DEFINED METHOD.
INSTRUMENT
Hypernym
See also
  • VEHICLETOOL USED FOR TRAVELLING OR TRANSPORTING THINGS ACROSS LONG DISTANCES.
    Hyponym
    • AXE TOOL OR WEAPON with a HANDLE and a BLADE, TYPICALLY for SPLITTING WOOD.
      • BRIDLE TOOL PRODUCED USING ROPES, USED to DRIVE:steer HORSES.
        • CHOPPING BLOCK BIG TIMBER TOOL USED FOR CUTTING THINGS ON.
          • COMB TOOL USED FOR CAUSING HAIR to BECOME STRAIGHT.
            • COMPASS TOOL USED to DEFINE the DIRECTIONS WITH.
              • FETTERS TOOL USED to HINDER PRISONERS from MOVING FREELY.
                • HAMMER TOOL which has a HEAVY METAL PART USED TO BEAT, BREAK, OR to CAUSE NAILS to ENTER TIMBER ETC..
                  • HOOK ROUND SHARP TOOL USED to CATCH FISH PULL OR SUSPEND THINGS. []
                    • LADDER A TOOL PRODUCED USING TIMBER, BAMBOO, OR ROPE, USED TO ASCEND OR DESCEND WALLS ETC..
                      • MOULD A TOOL which has a CONCAVE SHAPE USED FOR PRODUCING THINGS of that SHAPE.
                        • OAR TIMBER TOOL MOVED IN THE WATER, NOT TOUCHING THE GROUND, TO MOVE BOATS.
                          • PLOUGH AGRICULTURE TOOL FOR TURNING UPSIDE DOWN SOIL.
                            • SAW TOOL which has METAL TEETH AND is USED FOR CUTTING TIMBER.
                              • SCALES TOOL USED FOR WEIGHING THINGS.
                                • SPURS A TOOL ON RIDER'S FOOT USED FOR STEERING HORSES.
                                  • TRAP TOOL USED FOR CATCHING ANIMALS OR HUMANS.
                                    • VEHICLE TOOL USED FOR TRAVELLING OR TRANSPORTING THINGS ACROSS LONG DISTANCES.
                                      • SHIP VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT on WATER....
                                      • CHARIOT VEHICLE USED BY SOLDIERS IN WARFARE.
                                      • CARRIAGE VEHICLE PULLED by HORSES, USED by HUMANS FOR TRAVEL.
                                      • CART VEHICLE USED to TRANSPORT THINGS.
                                      • PRISON VEHICLE A VEHICLE used to TRANSPORT PRISONERS.
                                      • BARROW VEHICLE PRODUCED so as to be PUSHED by ONE HUMAN.
                                      • PALANQUIN CHAIR CARRIED ON SHOULDERS, USING POLES.
                                      • SLEDGE VEHICLE WHICH SLIDES ON SNOW
                                    • WHEEL FLAT CIRCULAR TOOL WHICH CAN ROLL.
                                      • YOKE TIMBER TOOL PLACED ON the NECK of BOVINES AND USED TO CAUSE the BOVINES to PULL something.
                                        • FAN TOOL PRODUCED FOR MOVING AIR ACROSS one's FACE.
                                          • SICKLE CUTTING TOOL for HARVESTING.
                                            • CLOCK TOOL USED FOR MEASURING TIME.
                                            • WRITING TOOL TOOL USED FOR WRITING.
                                              • PEN WRITING TOOL with HARD TIP.
                                              • PENCIL WRITING TOOL USING LEAD-METAL
                                            • BRAKE TOOL USED to CAUSE A VEHICLE to STOP OR to BECOME MORE SLOW.
                                              • LID TYPICALLY FLAT TOOL USED TO COVER the TOP of a VESSEL OR BASKET ETC..
                                                • EATING TOOLS TOOLS USED FOR EATING.
                                                  • TABLE-FORK TOOL USED FOR EATING.
                                                  • PLATE FLAT EATING-TOOL ON which one PUTS FOOD FOR EATING.
                                                  • SPOON TOOL USED FOR EATING OR MOVING SMALL QUANTITIES of LIQUID.
                                                  • CHOPSTICKS SMALL STICKS USED FOR EATING.
                                                • KITCHEN UTENSIL TOOLS TYPICALLY USED IN a KITCHEN.
                                                  • KNIFE SMALL WEAPON OR TOOL, HAVING ONE EDGE, USED FOR CUTTING OR STABBING....
                                                • KEY METAL TOOL PRODUCED for USE TO OPEN a DEFINED:certain LOCK with.
                                                  • SHOVEL A spade-like TOOL, consisting of a broad blade of metal or other material (more or less hollow and often with upturned sides), attached to a handle and used for raising and removing quantities of earth, grain or other loose material.
                                                    • MACHINE COMPLEX TOOL which HAS MANY PARTS.
                                                      • NEEDLE SMALL SHARP TOOL USED FOR SEWING OR FOR PIERCING SURFACES.
                                                        • SHUTTLE TOOL USED TO MOVE THREADS WHEN WEAVING.
                                                          • ANVIL METAL TABLE as TOOL on which to PRODUCE OR CHANGE IRON TOOLS.
                                                            • BRUSH TOOL CONTAINING a HANDLE AND HAIR OR RESEMBLING THINGS FIXED ON that HANDLE.
                                                              • BROOM INTENSELY BIG BRUSH USED FOR:in order to CAUSE ROOMS TO BECOME CLEAN.
                                                            • FORK AGRICULTURAL TOOL RESEMBLING a SPADE which HAS a DIVIDED BLADE.
                                                              • HOE AGRICULTURAL TOOL. []
                                                                • HARROW AGRICULTURAL TOOL. []
                                                                  • LOOM TOOL for PRODUCING CLOTH.
                                                                    • MATCHES SMALL STICK of FIREWOOD USED to CAUSE something to BURN.
                                                                      • SPINDLE STICK USED as a TOOL WHEN SPINNING.
                                                                        • TROWEL A TOOL PRODUCED USING METAL, USED FOR PLASTERING WALLS.
                                                                          • AWL  AGRICULTURAL TOOL
                                                                            • CARPENTER TOOL TOOL USED BY CARPENTER.
                                                                              • TRAY TOOL USED TO CARRY CUPS, PLATES ETC..
                                                                                • UMBRELLA TOOL USED FOR PROTECTING one AGAINST RAIN.
                                                                                  • INKSTONE STONE TOOL USED TO RUB INK STICKS on.
                                                                                    • CIRCLE-COMPASS TOOL FOR DRAWING CIRCLES.
                                                                                      • SPECTACLES TOOL HELP ONE to SEE APPROPRIATELY.
                                                                                        • MEDICAL TOOL TOOL USED FOR CURING DISEASES.
                                                                                          • SQUARE-TOOL 
                                                                                            • LIGHTER TOOL USED TO CREATE FIRE FOR HOME USE.
                                                                                              • ANCHOR TOOL FOR FIXING THE PLACE:position of a SHIP AND BINDING it to the BOTTOM of the WATER. 
                                                                                                • WEAPON TOOL USED FOR ATTACK OR DEFENSE IN WARFARE.
                                                                                                  • ARMOUR DEFENSIVE WEAPONS to SAFEGUARD one's BODY IN-RELATION-TO ATTACK. ...
                                                                                                  • AXE TOOL OR WEAPON with a HANDLE and a BLADE, TYPICALLY for SPLITTING WOOD.
                                                                                                  • BOW WEAPON one USES to SHOOT ARROWS with.
                                                                                                  • SWORD WEAPON RESEMBLING an INTENSELY BIG KNIFE.
                                                                                                  • LANCE LONG SHARP WEAPON USED FOR THROWING AGAINST the ENEMY.
                                                                                                  • FIREARM WEAPON USING GUNPOWDER to SHOOT.
                                                                                                  • SLING WEAPON PRODUCED USING TIMBER, USED FOR THROWING SMALL STONES.
                                                                                                  • HARPOON LANCE with STRING USED to CATCH FISH.
                                                                                                  • MISSILE WEAPON one THROWS OR SHOOTS at an ENEMY FOR HARMING him.
                                                                                                Old Chinese Criteria
                                                                                                1. The general word for a tool for use of any kind is qì 器, but the primary meaning of the word remains "container, vessel". (For complex mechanical tools see CONTRAPTION.)

                                                                                                Modern Chinese Criteria
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                                                                                                rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /

                                                                                                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.422

                                                                                                • 中華古代文化辭典 Zhonghua gudai wenhua cidian ( QIAN YULIN 1996) p. 218-237

                                                                                                  Basic traditional implement terminology simply explained.

                                                                                                • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 485

                                                                                                  器,械

                                                                                                  1. WL presents the received opinion that qi4 器 always refers to containers. This is clearly not so: 百工之銳器 does not refer to containers. Examples of this sort abound.

                                                                                                • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. no. 7

                                                                                                • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 100A

                                                                                                Words

                                                                                                規矩  guī jǔ OC: kʷe kʷaʔ MC: kiɛ ki̯o 34 Attributions

                                                                                                compass and square

                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • NPcompass and square
                                                                                                  qì OC: khrɯds MC: khi 21 Attributions

                                                                                                The general word for a tool for use of any kind is qì 器, but the primary meaning of the word remains "container, vessel". (For complex mechanical tools see CONTRAPTION.)

                                                                                                  Word relations
                                                                                                • Inconsist: 君子/GENTLEMAN Jūn zǐ 君子 can focus on nobility of birth and social status.
                                                                                                • Assoc: 械/MACHINE The general term for any mechanical device, especially any such device used in weaponry, is xiè 械.
                                                                                                • Assoc: 用/TOOL

                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • nobject for use by someone; instrument, (agricultural) tool; appurtenance (used in dance and music, or in warfare);
                                                                                                • nfigurative(mere) tool; (abstract) instrument>method
                                                                                                • ngadgetgadget, artefact
                                                                                                • viactact as a tool
                                                                                                • vtoNattitudinaltreat as a tool only (not as an independent agent)
                                                                                                  jù OC: ɡos MC: gi̯o 8 Attributions
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • nimplements; necessary equipment; necessary tools
                                                                                                • nabfigurativeabstract instrument(s); (abstract) tools; necessary meansLZ
                                                                                                器械  qì xiè OC: khrɯds ɡrɯɯɡs MC: khi ɦɣɛi 8 Attributions
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • NP{N1=N2}nonreferentialcontraptions of all kinds
                                                                                                備用  bèi yòng MC: bijH yowngH OC: brɯɡs k-loŋsLZ 5 Attributions
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • NPtoolsLZ
                                                                                                  yòng OC: k-loŋs MC: ji̯oŋ 4 Attributions

                                                                                                  Word relations
                                                                                                • Assoc: 器/TOOL The general word for a tool for use of any kind is qì 器, but the primary meaning of the word remains "container, vessel". (For complex mechanical tools see CONTRAPTION.)

                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • nutensils, useful tools
                                                                                                • nabcollectiveset of things needed
                                                                                                器用  qì yòng OC: khrɯds k-loŋs MC: khi ji̯oŋ 3 Attributions
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                                                                                                • NPhousehold goods, tools; sacrificial tools of all kinds
                                                                                                械用  xiè yòng MC: heajH yowngH OC: ɡrɯɯɡs k-loŋsLZ 3 Attributions
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • NPutensilsLZ
                                                                                                  bèi OC: brɯɡs MC: bi 2 Attributions
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • nmpluralnecessary prerequisites; convenient necessary means; convenient provisions
                                                                                                  xiē OC: sqeed MC: set 2 Attributions
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                                                                                                • nwedge which is inserted between the teeth of a corpse
                                                                                                • vtoNto insert a wedge between (the teeth of a corpse)
                                                                                                  tuó OC: thaaɡ MC: thɑk 2 Attributions
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                                                                                                • nfire-blowing bellows
                                                                                                隱栝  yǐn kuò OC: qɯnʔ kood MC: ʔɨn kʷɑt 2 Attributions

                                                                                                yǐnkuò

                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • ninstrument for bending wood to make nice round shapes
                                                                                                樞機  shū jī MC: tsyhu kj+j OC: khjo kɯlCH 2 Attributions
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • NPfigurativeeffective toolsCH
                                                                                                  qián OC: ɡram MC: giɛm 1 Attribution
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • ntongs
                                                                                                  qiú OC: ɡu MC: gɨu 1 Attribution
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • nchisel
                                                                                                連架  lián jià OC: b-ren kraals MC: liɛn kɣɛ 1 Attribution
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • NPadVagriculturewith a flail
                                                                                                • NPagricultureflail; tool with a long handle and a series of evenly distributed spikes made of bamboo or wood; used for trashing corn, etc. (usually written 連枷 or 連耞); in ancient China the word was also used for a torture instrument capable of torturing more than one person at the same time
                                                                                                  qíng MC: gjaeng OC: ɡreŋCH 1 Attribution
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • nstraightening frame for bowsCH
                                                                                                械器  xiè qì MC: heajH khijH OC: ɡrɯɯɡs khrɯdsLZ 1 Attribution
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • NPtools of any kindLZ
                                                                                                  záo 1 Attribution
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • ndrill; chisel?CH
                                                                                                  gāo MC: -- OC: kuuCH 1 Attribution
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                                                                                                • nwellsweepCH
                                                                                                  zǐ OC: sklɯʔ MC: tsɨ 0 Attributions
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                                                                                                • npost-V梳子 "instrument used for combing"
                                                                                                  pán OC: baan MC: bʷɑn 0 Attributions
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • ntray (a 盤 made of wood or metal)
                                                                                                  zuàn OC: tsoons MC: tsʷɑn
                                                                                                  zuān OC: tsoon MC: tsʷɑn 0 Attributions
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • na drill
                                                                                                  chē OC: khlja MC: tɕhɣɛ
                                                                                                  jū OC: kla MC: ki̯ɤ 0 Attributions
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                                                                                                • nmachine, tool or instrument which involves wheels
                                                                                                  Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 Attributions
                                                                                                  Syntactic words
                                                                                                • NPfigurativeeffective toolsCH

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