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手里剑

shǒu lǐ jiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

手裡劍 手里剑 [shou3 li3 jian4] /straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)/

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Other forms in these source records: 手裡劍

  • 手
    shǒu

    hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]

  • 里
    lǐ

    lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[lǐ] / li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels

    Lǐ

    surname Li

  • 剑
    jiàn

    double-edged sword / CL:口[kǒu],把[bǎ] / classifier for blows of a sword

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