埘 (shí) - A stone or earthen hen roost & a perch for fowl

埘Tone 2

shí ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

上姝

埘 · shí

A stone or earthen hen roost;

a perch for fowl;

also refers to a chicken coop or henhouse in ancient Chinese texts.

A stone or earthen hen roosta perch for fowlalso refers to a chicken coop or henhouse

Usage highlights

Chicken roostStone roostWooden roostEarthen roostRoost and coopPerch and nest

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The chickens returned to their roost at dusk (鸡栖于埘).
  • Ancient farming households had stone hen roosts (石埘).
  • The Classic of Poetry mentions chickens perching (诗经中的埘).

Collocations

  • Chicken roost(鸡埘)
  • Stone roost(石埘)
  • Wooden roost(木埘)
  • Earthen roost(土埘)
  • Roost and coop(埘笼)
  • Perch and nest(埘巢)

Idioms

  • Chickens roost at dusk(鸡栖于埘)
  • As regular as chickens returning to roost(如鸡归埘)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in the Classic of Poetry (《诗经》), one of China's oldest poetry collections, indicating its ancient agricultural origins.
  • Reflects traditional Chinese rural life and animal husbandry practices.
  • The character combines earth (土) and time (时), suggesting a temporal aspect to the roosting behavior.

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