栈 (zhàn) — (bound form) warehouse, storage shed; (bound form) inn, lodging
Definition
As a bound form, 栈 is never used alone. It combines with 货 to mean 'warehouse' (货栈) and with 客 to mean 'inn' (客栈); the rare 栈道 is a plank road built into a cliff.
bound form
warehousestorage shedinnlodging
Examples
- 。Zhè ge huò zhàn de huò wù xū yào jǐn kuài yùn zǒu.The goods in this warehouse need to be shipped out soon.
- 。Gǔ dài rén zài shān shàng xiū jiàn le zhàn dào.Ancient people built plank roads on the mountains.
- 。Zhè jiā kè zhàn de lǎo bǎn fēi cháng yǒu shàn.The owner of this inn is very friendly.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 棧; 栈 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
戔
戔jiān棧zhàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 棧 has a 木 (wood) part and a 戔 part used for its sound; the simplified 栈 is a later shorthand.
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