手板葫芦 Traditional form: 手板葫蘆 Pinyin (reading): shǒubǎnhúlu Definitions: lever pulley block Characters: 手 - hand 板 - board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff 葫 - bottle-gourd 芦 - rushes, reeds Traditional characters: 手 - hand 板 - board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff 葫 - bottle-gourd 蘆 - rushes, reeds