棩 (yuān) - A rare character referring to the crooked or & used in ancient texts to describe irregular wood

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yuān ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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棩 · yuān

A rare character referring to the crooked or twisted grain pattern in wood;

used in ancient texts to describe irregular wood grain.

A rare character referring to the crooked orused in ancient texts to describe irregular wood

Usage highlights

crooked wood grainwavy patternancient characterwood textureirregular grain

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The wood had a distinctive wavy grain (棩木).
  • Ancient texts describe special wood patterns (棩纹).
  • This character appears in classical dictionaries (棩字).

Collocations

  • crooked wood grain(棩木)
  • wavy pattern(棩纹)
  • ancient character(棩字)
  • wood texture(棩理)
  • irregular grain(棩曲)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese dictionaries like Kangxi Dictionary as a rare character.
  • Primarily used in historical contexts to describe woodworking or natural patterns.
  • Represents the Chinese linguistic tradition of creating characters for specific natural phenomena.

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