zhàn

warehouse

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

戔 sound component

  Sound component

jiān

  

small

Evolution

棧 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
棧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
棧 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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zhàn

warehouse; tavern, inn; a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestlework; a warehouse

Most common words with 棧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

客栈

tavern

a warehouse

栈道

plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff

货栈

warehouse

栈桥

a pier