Definitions
(noun)
drawer; tray
Etymology
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The traditional character 屜, composed of the radical 尸, which often denotes enclosed or body-related spaces, and the component 棐, serving primarily a phonetic role, originally referred to layered objects such as shoe insoles or nested compartments. Its structural design implied something that slides or fits within another, leading to an extended meaning that covers various removable storage units like furniture drawers or culinary steaming trays. The simplified form 屉 preserves the 尸 radical while substituting 棐 with 世, a modification that reduces complexity but continues to echo the original sound and sustains the conceptual focus on tiered or insertable containers.
Example Sentences Hide
把碗放进抽屉里。
这个抽屉有点卡住了。
他拉开了书桌的抽屉。
蒸笼有好几层笼屉。
柜子的每个屉斗都贴了标签。
她把文件分门别类地放入不同的屉格。
这个老式梳妆台的屉面有精美的雕刻。
屉帽松动导致抽屉很难拉。