櫽 (yǐn) - To straighten wood by steaming and bending & ancient form of 檃 meaning a tool for

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yǐn ｜ 20 strokes ｜ radical:

懿嘤

櫽 · yǐn

To straighten wood by steaming and bending;

ancient form of 檃 meaning a tool for straightening bent wood;

to correct or amend.

To straighten wood by steaming and bendingancient form of 檃 meaning a tool forto correct or amend.

Usage highlights

Straightening woodWoodCorrect and amendAncient character formClassical usage

Synonyms

  • 檃— Same meaning - tool for straightening wood
  • 正— To correct, to straighten
  • 矫— To correct, to straighten

Antonyms

  • 曲— Crooked, bent
  • 弯— Curved, bent

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The carpenter used heat to straighten the wood (櫽木).
  • Ancient texts mention tools for correcting bent timber (櫽括).
  • This character appears in classical Chinese literature (古典文献中的櫽字).

Collocations

  • Straightening wood(櫽木)
  • Wood-straightening tool(櫽括)
  • Correct and amend(櫽正)
  • Ancient character form(櫽字)
  • Classical usage(櫽用)

Idioms

  • To straighten crooked wood(櫽栝)
  • Correcting and amending texts(櫽正)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to a tool used in woodworking to straighten bent wood by applying heat and pressure.
  • Used metaphorically in classical texts to mean correcting or amending something, similar to how wood is straightened.
  • Considered an ancient and rare character, primarily found in classical Chinese literature.

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