栈

zhàn

zh+àn·4th tone

a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle

Radical: 木 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

栈=木+戋

Etymology

wood

Meanings

a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle

wood or bamboo trestlework

a warehouse

(computing) stack

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Words with 栈 91 total

warehouse货栈huò zhàn to be reluctant to give up a post恋栈liàn zhàn wholesale grain store粮栈liáng zhàn warehouse行栈háng zhàn pallet栈板zhàn bǎn

Idioms with 栈 8 total Chain

lit. the old horse loves his stable · fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)老马恋栈lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn do one thing under cover of another · pretend to prepare to advance along one path while secretly going along another明修栈道，暗度陈仓míng xiū zhàn dào，àn dù chén cāng lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang in 206 BC against Xiang Yu of Chu) · fig. to feign one thing while doing another · to cheat under cover of a diversion明修栈道，暗渡陈仓míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom) · fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position驽马恋栈nú mǎ liàn zhàn to have a long and hard journey (idiom)栈山航海zhàn shān háng hǎi

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