(dié) - A small wooden plank or board & a bed board

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dié | 13 strokes | radical:

· dié

A small wooden plank or board;

a bed board;

a writing tablet.

A small wooden plank or boarda bed boarda writing tablet.

Usage highlights

bed boardwooden planksmall boardbamboo tabletwriting tablet

Synonyms

  • board, plank
  • slice, piece

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient bed board (床牃) was made of wood.
  • He wrote on a wooden tablet (木牃).
  • The small plank (小牃) was used for construction.

Collocations

  • bed board(床牃)
  • wooden plank(木牃)
  • small board(小牃)
  • bamboo tablet(竹牃)
  • writing tablet(书牃)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 牃 is an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It was historically used to refer to wooden planks or tablets, often for writing or as part of furniture.
  • The character appears in some classical texts but has largely fallen out of common usage.

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