漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
桟: scaffold, cleat
Also: frame, jetty, bolt (door)
JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 木tree(meaning)
- 戋(sound)
木 carries the meaning · 戋 gives the sound
10 strokes
Small seal · Qin Today
Small seal: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Two readings, and the words that use each
サンsan · on'yomi · in compounds
- 桟橋さんばしwharf; bridge; jetty
かけはしkakehashi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 桟かけはしtemporary (suspension) bridge
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 桟敷さじきdress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony
Also read セン, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand before a great, ancient tree and see 木! The vertical line is the sturdy trunk, the top strokes are branches reaching for the sunlight, and the bottom strokes are the roots gripping the earth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side桟 scaffold · 木
vs残 remainder · 歹In ChineseSimplified 栈 · traditional 棧 · zhàn
Three different forms: Japanese 桟, simplified 栈, traditional 棧.
- Simplified
- 栈 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 棧 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhàn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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