sǔn
榫
tenon; projecting joint
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
tenon; the projecting part of a wood joint that fits into a mortise
neutralCommonly takes the suffix 儿 as 榫儿. In traditional Chinese woodworking (榫卯结构), this is the male part that fits into the female part (卯眼 or 榫眼).
Zhè这
ge个
sǔn榫
tou头
hěn很
jiē结
shi实
，
bù不
huì会
sōng松
dòng动
。
This tenon is very sturdy and won't come loose.
Mù木
gōng工
zhèng正
zài在
záo凿
sǔn榫
yǎn眼
。
The carpenter is chiseling out the mortise.
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Liǎng两
kuài块
mù木
bǎn板
yòng用
sǔn榫
r儿
jiē接
hé合
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
。
The two planks are joined together with a tenon.
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
jiàn建
zhù筑
cháng常
yòng用
sǔn榫
mǎo卯
jié结
gòu构
。
Ancient Chinese architecture commonly used mortise-and-tenon joinery.