Taxonomy of meanings for 匠:　　

  • 匠 jiàng (OC: sbaŋs MC: dziɐŋ) 疾亮切 去 廣韻：【工匠漢書曰將作少府秦官掌理官室又姓風俗通云凡氏於事巫卜陶匠是也疾亮切三 】
    • ARTISAN
      • n=NprCarpenter X 匠石
      • n(post-N)figurativecreator, concrete author of all details of NCH
    • CARPENTER
      • ncarpenter; mason, builder
      • nagentcarpenter; mason, builder
    • PRODUCE
      • vtoNproduce, fashion
    • EDUCATE
      • RULE
        • CONFORM
          • PLAN
            • SURNAMES

              Additional information about 匠

              說文解字: 【匠】，木工也。从匚、从斤。斤，所以作器也。 〔小徐本「斤」上無「从」，「所」下無「以」。〕 【疾亮切】

                Criteria
              • ARTISAN

                1. The current general word for a worker or craftsman is jiàng 匠 (ant. shì 士 "freeman; scholar").

                2. Yōng 庸 (ant. jūn zǐ 君子 "gentleman") refers to any menial worker.

                3. Yì 役 (ant. zhǔ 主 "person in charge") refers specifically to a corvee labourer. See CORVEE LABOURER

                4. Táo 陶 "potter", páo 庖 "cook", yě 冶 "founder" are current specific terms.

                5. Zhū 侏 and rú 儒 are specific terms referring to the clowns or court entertainers. See CLOWN

                Word relations
              • Epithet: (CARPENTER)人/HUMAN The dominant term is rén 人 which refers to any human.
              • Epithet: (CARPENTER)巧/SKILLFUL The standard word for skilfulness is qiǎo 巧 (ant. zhuó 拙 "inept").
              • Assoc: (ARTISAN)工/ARTISAN
              • Assoc: (CARPENTER)巫/SHAMAN The general word for a shaman is wū 巫, and although this word was perceived to refer specifically to female shamans.