栈
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Meaning: a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle
💡 Imagine a wooden 'pen' (栈) for sheep, now a 'warehouse' or 'inn'.
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Character Story & Explanation
栈 (zhàn) originally meant a wooden or bamboo pen for livestock. Today it commonly refers to a warehouse, inn, or station—like 客栈 (kèzhàn, inn) or 货栈 (huòzhàn, warehouse). The radical 木 (wood) hints at its wooden origin. It's also used in computing for 'stack' (堆栈).
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