Chinese Word: 樁 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

樁 (Simplified: 桩)

Pinyin: zhuāng

English Definition: stump; stake; pile; classifier for items

Chinese Definition:
①一头插入地里的木棍或石柱：桩子。打桩。木桩。
②量词，指事件：一桩事。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 木

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 舂 [ chōng ] to grind in a mortar

Similar Characters: 椿

1		tā 她 dú 读 dào 到 yī zhuāng 一桩 yì shì 轶事。 There she read an anecdote.
2		zhè 这 zhēn shi 真是 zhuāng 桩 hǎo 好 mǎi mài 买卖。 This is good business.
3		āi 哎， nǐ 你 zhī dào 知道 ma 吗？ lù shang 路上 yǒu 有 yī zhuāng 一桩 jiāo tōng shì gù 交通事故。 Well, there was an accident on the road, you see!
4		zhè 这 shì 是 yī zhuāng 一桩 bù tóng xún cháng 不同寻常 de 的 àn jiàn 案件。 This was, however, an unusual case.
5		lìng 另 yī zhuāng 一桩 kǔ xíng 苦行 jiù shì 就是 yǐn yòng 饮用 niú nǎi 牛奶。 Another penance was the drinking of milk.

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1		tā 她 dú 读 dào 到 yī zhuāng 一桩 yì shì 轶事。 There she read an anecdote.
2		zhè 这 zhēn shi 真是 zhuāng 桩 hǎo 好 mǎi mài 买卖。 This is good business.
3		āi 哎， nǐ 你 zhī dào 知道 ma 吗？ lù shang 路上 yǒu 有 yī zhuāng 一桩 jiāo tōng shì gù 交通事故。 Well, there was an accident on the road, you see!
4		zhè 这 shì 是 yī zhuāng 一桩 bù tóng xún cháng 不同寻常 de 的 àn jiàn 案件。 This was, however, an unusual case.
5		lìng 另 yī zhuāng 一桩 kǔ xíng 苦行 jiù shì 就是 yǐn yòng 饮用 niú nǎi 牛奶。 Another penance was the drinking of milk.