Chinese Word: 椽 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

椽

Pinyin: chuán

English Definition: beam; rafter; classifier for rooms

Chinese Definition:
①放在檩上架着屋顶的木条：椽子。椽笔。
②古代房屋间数的代称：“东宇西房数十椽。”

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 木

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 彖 [ tuàn ] hog, hedgehog, porcupine

Similar Characters: 掾

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	椽子	chuán zi	beam; rafter
	大笔如椽	dà bǐ rú chuán	powerful strokes or forceful writing (idiom)

1		rú tóng 如同 fù 附 zài 在 chuán 椽 hé 和 cǎo yè 草叶 shàng 上。 As to rafters or grass.
2		guǒ zhe 裹着 chóu duàn 绸缎 de 的 chuán 椽， shí tou 石头 wū dǐng 屋顶。 Rafter of satin, and roof of stone.
3		qiáng tóu 墙头 shàng pū 上铺 le 了 píng shí 平石 bǎn 板， bù 不 dài 带 chuán 椽 tiáo 条。 The wall was surmounted by a flat stone without a coping.
4		cáo 槽 kě yǐ 可以 bāng zhù 帮助 nǐ 你 wèi 为 shì yìng 适应 bù tóng 不同 céng cì 层次 de 的 chuán 椽 děng 等。 Notching can help you adjust for level differences in the rafters as well.
5		wǒ men 我们 bǎ 把 cǎo yào 草药 guà 挂 zài 在 gǔ cāng 谷仓 de 的 chuán 椽 shàng 上 shǐ 使 zhī 之 biàn gān 变干。 We dry herbs by stringing them from rafters in the barn.

1		rú tóng 如同 fù 附 zài 在 chuán 椽 hé 和 cǎo yè 草叶 shàng 上。 As to rafters or grass.
2		guǒ zhe 裹着 chóu duàn 绸缎 de 的 chuán 椽， shí tou 石头 wū dǐng 屋顶。 Rafter of satin, and roof of stone.
3		qiáng tóu 墙头 shàng pū 上铺 le 了 píng shí 平石 bǎn 板， bù 不 dài 带 chuán 椽 tiáo 条。 The wall was surmounted by a flat stone without a coping.
4		cáo 槽 kě yǐ 可以 bāng zhù 帮助 nǐ 你 wèi 为 shì yìng 适应 bù tóng 不同 céng cì 层次 de 的 chuán 椽 děng 等。 Notching can help you adjust for level differences in the rafters as well.
5		wǒ men 我们 bǎ 把 cǎo yào 草药 guà 挂 zài 在 gǔ cāng 谷仓 de 的 chuán 椽 shàng 上 shǐ 使 zhī 之 biàn gān 变干。 We dry herbs by stringing them from rafters in the barn.