桩
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Meaning: stump; stake; pile
💡 Think of a wooden stake (木) driven into the ground at a farmstead (庄).
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Character Story & Explanation
In Chinese construction, workers drive wooden or concrete 桩 (zhuāng) into the ground as foundations. This character combines the radical 木 (wood) with 庄 (zhuāng, farmstead), suggesting wooden stakes used to mark property or support buildings. You'll see it on construction sites where pile drivers hammer deep foundations, a common sight in China's rapid urbanization.
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