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Usage of the character 砣

tuó
[砣]
  • steelyard weight
  • stone roller
  • to polish jade with an emery wheel
niǎntuó
碾砣
[碾砣]
  • roller
tuózi
砣子
[砣子]
  • emery wheel
hāngtuó
夯砣
[夯砣]
  • rammer
  • tamper
chèngtuó
秤砣
[秤砣]
  • steelyard weight
  • standard weight
chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn
秤砣虽小压千斤
[秤砣雖小壓千斤]
  • although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
  • apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
  • for want of a nail the battle was lost