06374 Chinese character of 櫬 and pronounce can3

The Chinese character【櫬】that we will explain today is a word that describes culture or architecture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Coffin or burial container.

Here is the pronunciation of this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【櫬】:chèn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【櫬】:can3

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【櫬】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【櫬】, for example:Describing culture or architecture , It means mainly a coffin or burial vessel..The intricacy of Chinese characters allows for multiple layers of meaning, some of which may not be entirely outlined here.

【櫬】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【棺櫬、木櫬】(Mandarin Pinyin:guān qìn 、mù qìn/ Cantonese Jyutping:gun1 can3 、muk6 can3)

It takes 20 strokes to write this character,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,The following sentence showcases how this character is used.:


古代的木櫬製作講究,雕刻精美。

The wooden coffins in ancient times were carefully made and beautifully carved.


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