通假字亦作,是一種使前進的工具[1],比長而大,安在船尾或船旁,用人搖使前進。

艪在古代的發明是模仿魚的尾巴,安裝在船尾,左右擺動可使舟船像魚兒擺尾那樣前進。可是模仿魚的鰭,安在船邊可以像魚鰭那樣划動。

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