杙 (yì) - A wooden peg, stake, or post & a short pile used for mooring boats or

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yì ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 木

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杙 · yì

A wooden peg, stake, or post;

a short pile used for mooring boats or in construction.

A wooden peg, stake, or posta short pile used for mooring boats or

Usage highlights

Wooden pegMooring stakeShort pileHammer a pegTie to a post

Synonyms

  • 橛— wooden stake; short post
  • 桩— stake; pile

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He hammered a wooden peg (木杙) into the ground.
  • The boat was tied to a mooring post (系船杙).
  • A short stake used in building (建筑用的短杙).

Collocations

  • Wooden peg(木杙)
  • Mooring stake(系船杙)
  • Short pile(短杙)
  • Hammer a peg(钉杙)
  • Tie to a post(系于杙)

Idioms

  • To moor a boat to a stake(系舟于杙)
  • A monkey tied to a post(狙猴而杙)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used in ancient Chinese architecture and boat mooring.
  • Appears in classical texts like the Zhuangzi, often as a metaphor for something simple, functional, or confining.

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