楄 (pián) - A type of wood used for coffins & a board placed inside a coffin

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pián ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

柠七

楄 · pián

A type of wood used for coffins;

a board placed inside a coffin;

a type of tree.

A type of wood used for coffinsa board placed inside a coffina type of tree.

Usage highlights

Coffin boardCoffin materialCoffin treeBurial boardFunerary wood

Synonyms

  • 棺— coffin
  • 椁— outer coffin
  • 柩— bier, coffin containing corpse

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The coffin board was made of special wood (楄木).
  • Ancient burial customs used specific coffin materials (楄材).
  • This tree species is suitable for making coffins (楄树).

Collocations

  • Coffin board(楄木)
  • Coffin material(楄材)
  • Coffin tree(楄树)
  • Burial board(葬楄)
  • Funerary wood(棺楄)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily associated with traditional Chinese funeral practices and coffin-making.
  • Reflects ancient woodworking techniques for burial containers.
  • Appears in classical texts describing funeral rituals and materials.

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