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Kanji Detail for 棧 - "plank bridge, shelf, pen, frame"

  • Meaning

    棧 means "plank bridge, shelf, pen, frame."

    1. Plank bridge - A wooden bridge laid across a dangerous place.

    2. Shelf - A wooden platform.

    3. Pen - A wooden enclosure for keeping livestock.

    4. Frame - The framework of a shoji or door (Japanese usage).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    crosspiece

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    warehouse; tavern, inn

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestlework; a warehouse; (computing) stack

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    warehouse; tavern, inn

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A wooden road built on a cliff is called 棧道. Meaning in dangerous mountain terrain, rocks are chiseled alongside and wooden beams are erected to allow passage. | Now places that store goods and lodge traveling merchants are also called 棧. Such as 貨棧 (warehouse), 客棧 (inn). | A wooden pen for raising livestock. Such as 馬棧 (horse stable), 羊棧 (sheep pen).
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