Chinese Word: 榫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

榫

Pinyin: sǔn

English Definition: tenon (cabinetmaking)

Chinese Definition:
①器物两部分利用凹凸相接的凸出的部分：榫子。榫卯。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:隼 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 隼 [ sǔn ] falcon, eagle; an aquiline nose

Similar Characters: 鎨

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卯榫	mǎo sǔn	mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
榫眼	sǔn yǎn	mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
榫头	sǔn tou	tenon (wooden projection to fit into a mortise)
榫销	sǔn xiāo	dowel; carpenter's pin
榫凿	sǔn záo	mortise chisel

1		měi kuài 每块 bì 必 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 sǔn 榫 xiāng duì 相对。 zhàng mù 帐幕 yí qiè 一切 de 的 bǎn 板 dōu 都 yào 要 zhè yàng 这样 zuò 做。 with two projections set parallel to each other. Make all teh frames of the tabernacle in this way.
2		36 ： 22 měi kuài 每块 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 sǔn 榫 xiāng duì 相对。 zhàng mù 帐幕 yí qiè 一切 de 的 pàn 板 dōu 都 shì 是 zhè yàng 这样 zuò 作。 One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
3		bú guò 不过 chāi xiè 拆卸 shí 时 qǐng 请 xiǎo xīn 小心， bì miǎn 避免 kǎ 卡 sǔn 榫 duàn liè 断裂。 But be careful while removing to avoid the break of tenon.
4		wǒ 我 gǎn jué 感觉 yǒu 有 sǔn 榫 shé 舌 hé 和 āo cáo 凹槽 de 的 mù cái 木材 cái 才 shì 是 huán bǎo 环保 de 的。 I suppose the environmental way would be to use tongue-in-groove lumber.
5		diào 调 lái 来 qǔ dé 取得 le 了 wěi dà 伟大 de 的 sǔn 榫 qiē gē 切割 jì shù 技术 hé 和 dài jù 带锯 xiàng wěn hé 相吻合。 Tune in to get a great technique for cutting the tenons and dovetails on the bandsaw.

1		měi kuài 每块 bì 必 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 sǔn 榫 xiāng duì 相对。 zhàng mù 帐幕 yí qiè 一切 de 的 bǎn 板 dōu 都 yào 要 zhè yàng 这样 zuò 做。 with two projections set parallel to each other. Make all teh frames of the tabernacle in this way.
2		36 ： 22 měi kuài 每块 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 sǔn 榫 xiāng duì 相对。 zhàng mù 帐幕 yí qiè 一切 de 的 pàn 板 dōu 都 shì 是 zhè yàng 这样 zuò 作。 One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
3		bú guò 不过 chāi xiè 拆卸 shí 时 qǐng 请 xiǎo xīn 小心， bì miǎn 避免 kǎ 卡 sǔn 榫 duàn liè 断裂。 But be careful while removing to avoid the break of tenon.
4		wǒ 我 gǎn jué 感觉 yǒu 有 sǔn 榫 shé 舌 hé 和 āo cáo 凹槽 de 的 mù cái 木材 cái 才 shì 是 huán bǎo 环保 de 的。 I suppose the environmental way would be to use tongue-in-groove lumber.
5		diào 调 lái 来 qǔ dé 取得 le 了 wěi dà 伟大 de 的 sǔn 榫 qiē gē 切割 jì shù 技术 hé 和 dài jù 带锯 xiàng wěn hé 相吻合。 Tune in to get a great technique for cutting the tenons and dovetails on the bandsaw.