簀 (zé) - Mat — a woven mat made of bamboo & also refers to a type of bamboo bed

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Mat — a woven mat made of bamboo strips, typically used for sleeping or sitting in ancient times;

also refers to a type of bamboo bed or matting.

Mat — a woven mat made of bambooalso refers to a type of bamboo bed

Usage highlights

Bamboo matReed matBed matWoven matMat bedMat material

Synonyms

  • 席— mat; seat
  • 垫— cushion; mat

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient scholar slept on a bamboo mat (竹簀).
  • They spread a reed mat (苇簀) on the floor for the ceremony.
  • The traditional bed was made of woven bamboo strips (簀床).

Collocations

  • Bamboo mat(竹簀)
  • Reed mat(苇簀)
  • Bed mat(床簀)
  • Woven mat(织簀)
  • Mat bed(簀床)
  • Mat material(簀材)

Idioms

  • To change the mat when critically ill(易簀)
  • Bamboo mat and silk cushion(簀簟)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, mats were essential household items for sitting and sleeping.
  • The character appears in classical texts describing aristocratic furnishings and burial customs.
  • The idiom '易簀' refers to the Confucian ritual of changing one's mat when near death.

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