櫈 (dèng) - Stool, bench — a piece of furniture for

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dèng ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

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櫈 · dèng

Stool, bench — a piece of furniture for sitting, typically without a backrest.

Stool, bench — a piece of furniture for

Usage highlights

wooden stoolsmall stoolstool legstool surfacesquare stoolround stool

Synonyms

  • 凳— stool, bench (more common simplified form)
  • 椅子— chair (with backrest)
  • 板凳— wooden bench

Antonyms

  • 桌— table (furniture for placing objects rather than sitting)
  • 床— bed (furniture for lying down)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Please bring a stool (櫈) for the guest.
  • The children sat on small stools (小櫈) in the classroom.
  • This wooden bench (木櫈) is very sturdy.
  • We need more stools (櫈子) for the party.

Collocations

  • wooden stool(木櫈)
  • small stool(小櫈)
  • stool leg(櫈脚)
  • stool surface(櫈面)
  • square stool(方櫈)
  • round stool(圆櫈)

Idioms

  • Cold bench, ten years hard(冷櫈十年)
  • Bench and table(櫈桌)
  • Long bench(长櫈)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Traditionally made of wood, stools were common household furniture in ancient China.
  • In teahouses and storytelling venues, audiences often sat on long benches.
  • The character appears more in historical texts and regional usage than in modern standard Chinese.

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