栈

棧

zhàn

戋 + 木

Definitions

zhàn a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestlework; a warehouse; (computing) stack

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 戋 represents the sound. Simplified form of 棧.

Semantic: 木 Phonetic: 戋

About

The character 栈 is the simplified form of 棧, a phonosemantic compound. The left component, 木 'wood', points to the material primarily used in such constructions, while the right component, 戋 (simplified from 戔), provides the sound and also carries the meaning 'small' or 'shallow'. In its earliest sense, it referred to an exposed wooden plank walkway or gallery built precariously along steep cliff sides to facilitate travel through rugged mountainous terrain. Over time, its meaning broadened to include all manner of wooden structures built for temporary accommodation and storage, such as humble livestock sheds, rudimentary warehouses for goods, and wayside inns that lodged traveling merchants.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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我们喜欢这家客栈。

Wǒmen xǐhuān zhè jiā kèzhàn.

We like this inn.

客栈的房间很舒适。

Kèzhàn de fángjiān hěn shūshì.

The rooms in the inn are very comfortable.

栈道沿着悬崖修建。

Zhàndào yánzhe xuányá xiūjiàn.

The plank road is built along the cliff.

栈桥上有很多游客。

Zhàn qiáo shàng yǒu hěnduō yóukè.

There are many tourists on the pier.

古代栈道是交通要道。

Gǔdài zhàndào shì jiāotōng yàodào.

Ancient plank roads were important traffic routes.

在编程中，栈是一种数据结构。

Zài biānchéng zhōng, zhàn shì yī zhǒng shùjù jiégòu.

In programming, a stack is a type of data structure.

栈的溢出会导致程序崩溃。

Zhàn de yìchū huì dǎozhì chéngxù bēngkuì.

Stack overflow can cause program crashes.

为了安全，栈道必须定期维护。

Wèile ānquán, zhàndào bìxū dìngqī wéihù.

For safety, plank roads must be regularly maintained.

Related Characters

Component: 戋

Component: 木

栈