shí埘（塒）
埘（塒）
common
noun
archaic
Meaning of 埘
埘 means chicken roost (carved into a wall); wall niche for hens. Pronounced shí.
- chicken roost (carved into a wall); wall niche for hens
Character Info
Radical土
Strokes13
Components
土
時
Stroke Order
埘
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zuò座
bǎi百
nián年
lǎo老
zhái宅
de的
qiáng墙
shàng上
hái还
liú留
zhe着
jǐ几
gè个
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
jī鸡
shí埘
。
Several ancient chicken roosts carved into the walls remain in this century-old house.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
zài在
tǔ土
qiáng墙
shàng上
záo凿
shí埘
yǎng养
jī鸡
。
Ancient people often carved roosts into earthen walls to raise chickens.
Zhè这
gè个
jī鸡
shí埘
záo凿
de得
tài太
shēn深
，
jī鸡
fǎn反
ér而
tiào跳
bù不
jìn进
qù去
。
This wall roost was carved too deep, so the chickens can't actually jump into it.