棧

pen for livestock, trestlework

棧 is composed of 木 (wood) and 戔 (small). 戔 implies smallness or incompleteness. Thus, 棧 refers to a small, simple wooden structure, such as a shed or temporary building.

Vocabulary of 棧

  • 棧道 (elevated passageway)
  • 客棧 (tavern)
  • 戀棧 (reluctant to give up a post)

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