What does the wrench mean?

Meaning of pulling finger: usually worn on the thumb of the right hand, indicating the significance of aristocratic status and identity, representing the symbol of nobility.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, many Manchu boys like to pull their fingers with jade. Besides representing their status, the other one is used as decoration, just like young boys and girls like to wear rings now.

In the past, users usually wore a finger wrench on their thumb. For example, boys usually wear them on their thumbs. Because boys used to ride horses, fight and shoot arrows, wearing a finger wrench on their thumb can play a role in avoiding injuries. They have worn it in metropolis since childhood, which is equivalent to a habit.

The purpose of pulling fingers

Banzhi is an archery tool, which is worn on the thumb. There is a groove directly below it, which is used to buckle the bowstring so as to pull the arrow. The function is to prevent fingers from being scratched by the bowstring pulled back quickly when releasing the arrow. Because it functions like a trigger, it is also called a "machine". The traditional Chinese paperboard is trapezoidal in side view, that is, one side is high and the other is low, while Mongolian and Manchu paperboard are generally cylindrical.

The predecessor of Banzhi is dysprosium. According to Shuo Wen Wei Bu, "dysprosium, shoot. So just hold your horses. With elephant bones. Wei department, right thumb. " The function and usage of Mylabris are clearly expounded. Explain that this equipment is a riding and shooting tool. The earliest objects with finger-pulling function and appearance were unearthed from Fu Hao's tomb in Shang Dynasty.