zǐ

笫

Character · Noun

bamboo mat; bed mat

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

bamboo mat; bed mat made of woven bamboo strips

literary

A literary/archaic term found in classical texts. Often appears in the compound 床笫 (chuáng zǐ), referring to a bed mat or, by extension, the private bedchamber.

Chuáng床
zǐ笫
zhī之
yán言
bù不
yú逾
yù阈
 。

Words spoken at the bedside should not cross the threshold (private matters should not be made public).

Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
zǐ笫
wéi为
xí席
 。

The ancients often used bamboo mats as bedding.

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zǐ笫
xí席

bamboo mat