板

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plank, board

板 is composed of 木 (wood) and 反 (turn over). 反 depicts the act of climbing a cliff with the hand, with the cliff being steep and resembling a vertical plane. Since ancient people used wood to make boards for construction, 板 is used to represent such wooden planks.

Vocabulary of 板

  • 板塊 (tectonic plate)
  • 木板 (wooden plank)
  • 板凳 (wooden bench)

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