檃 (yǐn) - A tool for straightening wood & a wood-bending frame

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檃 · yǐn

A tool for straightening wood;

a wood-bending frame;

also used in the term 檃栝 (yǐnkuò) meaning to correct or amend writing.

A tool for straightening wooda wood-bending framealso used in the term 檃栝 (yǐnkuò) meaning

Usage highlights

檃栝檃栝文章檃栝字句檃栝文义檃栝古义

Synonyms

  • 矫正— to correct; to rectify
  • 修正— to amend; to revise

Antonyms

  • 扭曲— to distort; to twist

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The carpenter used a bending frame (檃) to shape the wood.
  • 檃栝 (yǐnkuò) refers to the act of correcting or amending literary works.
  • This ancient tool (檃) was essential for woodworking.

Collocations

  • yǐnkuò(檃栝)
  • yǐnkuò wénzhāng(檃栝文章)
  • yǐnkuò zìjù(檃栝字句)
  • yǐnkuò wényì(檃栝文义)
  • yǐnkuò gǔyì(檃栝古义)

Idioms

  • To correct and amend writing(檃栝)
  • To straighten crooked wood(檃栝木材)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to a tool used in ancient woodworking to bend or straighten wood.
  • By extension, used metaphorically in literary contexts to mean correcting or amending texts to improve their form or meaning.

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