苫 (shān) - straw mat & thatch

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shān ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 艹

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苫 · shān

straw mat;

thatch;

cover with straw mat;

mourning garment

straw matthatchcover with straw mat

Usage highlights

straw matthatch covermourning garmentmat shedcoarse hemp mourning clothesmat roof

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Cover the goods with a straw mat (用草苫子苫上货物).
  • They built a thatched hut (他们搭了个草苫棚).
  • The mourners wore coarse hemp garments (居丧者穿着粗麻苫块).

Collocations

  • straw mat(草苫)
  • thatch cover(苫盖)
  • mourning garment(苫服)
  • mat shed(苫棚)
  • coarse hemp mourning clothes(苫块)
  • mat roof(苫屋)

Idioms

  • Sleep on straw and pillow on clod(寝苫枕块)
  • Cover the head and bare the shoulders(苫头露肩)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Traditionally used as protective covering for goods or as temporary shelter material.
  • In mourning rituals, '寝苫枕块' describes the austere practice of sleeping on straw mats with clods as pillows.

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