榡 (sù) - Unhewn wood & raw, uncarved timber

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sù ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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榡 · sù

Unhewn wood;

raw, uncarved timber;

in its natural state.

Unhewn woodraw, uncarved timberin its natural state.

Usage highlights

unhewn woodraw timberuncarved woodnatural woodwood in its natural stateunprocessed timber

Synonyms

  • 朴— simple, plain, unadorned
  • 素— plain, simple, unadorned

Antonyms

  • 雕— carved, engraved, ornate
  • 饰— decorated, adorned

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The furniture was made from unhewn wood (榡木).
  • He preferred the natural look of raw timber (榡材).
  • The ancient text mentioned uncarved wood (榡朴).

Collocations

  • unhewn wood(榡木)
  • raw timber(榡材)
  • uncarved wood(榡朴)
  • natural wood(榡质)
  • wood in its natural state(榡状)
  • unprocessed timber(榡料)

Idioms

  • Return to simplicity like unhewn wood(返榡归真)
  • The virtue of the uncarved block(榡素之德)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Derived from classical Chinese philosophy, particularly Daoist concepts of naturalness and simplicity.
  • Represents the ideal of being in one's original, unadorned state - a philosophical metaphor for authenticity.
  • Associated with the Daoist principle of 'pu' (朴) - the uncarved block symbolizing primordial simplicity.

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