棬 (quān) - A wooden bowl or vessel & a bent or curved piece of wood

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棬 · quān

A wooden bowl or vessel;

a bent or curved piece of wood;

an ox nose ring.

A wooden bowl or vessela bent or curved piece of woodan ox nose ring.

Usage highlights

Wooden bowlOx nose ringCurved woodDrinking vesselBent woodWooden container

Synonyms

  • 碗— bowl (more general term)
  • 杯— cup, drinking vessel

Antonyms

  • 直— straight (antonym to curved/bent)
  • 方— square (antonym to round/circular)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The wooden bowl (木棬) was used for drinking.
  • Ox nose ring (牛棬) for controlling livestock.
  • Curved wood (曲棬) used in construction.
  • Ancient drinking vessel (杯棬) from the Zhou dynasty.

Collocations

  • Wooden bowl(木棬)
  • Ox nose ring(牛棬)
  • Curved wood(曲棬)
  • Drinking vessel(杯棬)
  • Bent wood(桡棬)
  • Wooden container(器棬)

Idioms

  • Bent wood cannot be made straight(桡棬不直)
  • As round as a wooden bowl(如棬之圆)
  • Ox controlled by its nose ring(牛受制于棬)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used as simple wooden drinking vessels in ancient China.
  • Ox nose rings were important tools for animal husbandry and control of livestock.
  • Represents simple, rustic craftsmanship in traditional woodworking.

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