栅

柵

zhà

册 + 木

Definitions

zhà fence; also pr. [shān]

Etymology

A fence 册 made of wood 木; 册 also provides the pronunciation

About

The character 栅 is a phono-semantic compound depicting a structural barrier. Its left side features the semantic radical 木 (wood), indicating the traditional use of timber or wooden stakes in its construction. The right side contains 册, which originally represented bound bamboo slips but here serves as the phonetic element while visually echoing a row of tied vertical posts. Its primary meaning is a fence or palisade formed by placing wooden stakes side-by-side to create a continuous defensive or boundary line. This concept later extended to any grid-like structure, such as modern metal gratings or organized frameworks that share the parallel, spaced arrangement of a traditional wooden fence.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

花园的栅栏很漂亮。

Huāyuán de zhàlan hěn piàoliang.

The garden fence is very beautiful.

他在栅门上挂了一个锁。

Tā zài zhàmén shàng guà le yí gè suǒ.

He hung a lock on the gate.

小狗从栅栏下面钻过去了。

Xiǎo gǒu cóng zhàlan xiàmiàn zuān guòqù le.

The little dog crawled under the fence.

这些木栅栏需要重新油漆。

Zhèxiē mù zhàlan xūyào chóngxīn yóuqī.

These wooden fences need to be repainted.

这台打印机使用了光栅技术。

Zhè tái dǎyìnjī shǐyòng le guāngzhà jìshù.

This printer uses grating technology.

为了防止动物进入，农场周围设置了栅栏。

Wèile fángzhǐ dòngwù jìnrù, nóngchǎng zhōuwéi shèzhì le zhàlan.

To prevent animals from entering, fences were set up around the farm.

电子管中的栅极控制电流的流动。

Diànzǐguǎn zhōng de shānjí kòngzhì diànliú de liúdòng.

The grid in the electron tube controls the flow of current.

城市规划中，栅格系统常用于街道布局。

Chéngshì guīhuà zhōng, zhàgé xìtǒng cháng yòng yú jiēdào bùjú.

In urban planning, grid systems are often used for street layouts.

Related Characters

Component: 册

Component: 木

栅