jiān

archaic
technical

Meaning of

櫼 means a small wooden wedge or shim. Pronounced jiān.

  • a small wooden wedge or shim

Character Info

Radical
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Definitions & Examples

shí
gōng
jiàng
cháng
yòng
jiān
lái
dìng
jié
gòu
 

Ancient craftsmen often used wooden wedges to secure wooden structures.

chù
fèng
 
sāi
jiān
 

For this gap, one could insert a wooden shim.

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Primary
/ piàn
/ kuài