榤
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Meaning: a stump on which chickens roost
💡 Imagine a chicken 'jie' (jie) roosting on a tree stump (木).
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Character Story & Explanation
榤 (jié) refers to a stump or perch where chickens roost. It is a rare character, mostly found in classical texts. The character combines the tree radical (木) with the phonetic component 桀 (jié), which also means 'a stump' or 'a perch'. Understanding 榤 gives insight into traditional Chinese farming life, where chickens were often kept on raised wooden perches at night. It is not commonly used in modern Chinese but appears in literature about rural life.
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