柮 (duò) - A short piece of wood & a stump
柮 · duò
A short piece of wood;
a stump;
a block of wood;
also used in the word 榾柮 (gùduò) meaning a block of wood for fuel.
A short piece of wooda stumpa block of wood
Usage highlights
wood blocktree stumpfuel wood blockshort wood piecechopped wood block
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He chopped the wood into short blocks (柮).
- They used wood blocks (榾柮) for heating in winter.
- The stump (树柮) remained after the tree was cut down.
Collocations
- wood block(木柮)
- tree stump(树柮)
- fuel wood block(榾柮)
- short wood piece(短柮)
- chopped wood block(劈柮)
Idioms
- A block of wood for fuel(榾柮)
- Like a stubborn stump(如柮之固)
Cultural background
FAQ- Traditionally used to refer to short pieces of wood or stumps, especially in the context of fuel.
- Appears in classical Chinese texts describing simple, rustic life and basic materials.