chá

槎

Character · Noun

wooden raft; stubble

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

wooden raft; raft made of wood or bamboo

literary

Literary and classical usage. Often seen in poetry and classical texts referring to rafts floating on water or traveling by raft.

Chéng乘
chá槎
fú浮
yú于
hǎi海
 。

To ride a raft and float upon the sea.

Fú浮
chá槎
yú于
tiān天
hé河
 。

A floating raft on the celestial river (Milky Way).

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Bā八
yuè月
chéng乘
chá槎
 。

Riding a raft in the eighth month (allusion to a legend).

2.

noun

stubble; crop residue left in the field after harvest (variant of 茬)

archaic

Variant character for 茬. This usage is rare in modern Chinese and primarily found in historical texts or regional dialects.

mài麦
chá槎

wheat stubble (variant writing)