Taxonomy of meanings for 簟:　　

  • 簟 diàn (OC: ɡ-lɯɯmʔ MC: dem) 徒玷切 上 廣韻：【竹席徒玷切六 】

    Additional information about 簟

    說文解字:

      Criteria
    • BAMBOO MAT

      [ARCHAIC/CURRENT]

      [COMMON/RARE]

      [GENERAL/SPECIFIC]

      1. Yán 筵 refers to a larger mat put directly on the floor.

      [CURRENT], [SPECIFIC]

      2. Xí 席 "sitting mat" refers to the bamboo mat placed on the yán 筵.

      [CURRENT], [SPECIFIC]

      3. Zǐ 笫 refers to a bamboo bed-mat. According to FANGYAN, this is the southern dialect word for zé 簀.

      [SPECIFIC]; [[RARE]]

      4. Diàn 簟 became common in Han times as a word referring to bamboo mats in general. The word appears already in SHIJING where it refers to a bamboo mat which can be used for various purposes, particularly to sleep upon.

      [SPECIFIC]; [[RARE]]

      5. Zé 簀 is an archaic word for a bamboo mat. But the word occurs also in SHIJI. It can refer to a bed-mat made of bamboo.

      [ARCHAIC], [SPECIFIC]; [[RARE]]

      6. Shēng 笙 is according to FANGYAN a southern word for a bamboo mat.

      [DIALECT]; [[RARE]]

      7.Qú chú 籧篨 refers to a crude bamboo mat.

      [SPECIFIC]; [[RARE]]