TIMBER  木料材

SUBSTANCE OF the MAIN PART of TREES.
WOODLUMBERLOGSTREESSAWLOGSHARDWOODSOFTWOODBEAMSPARPLANKBATTENLATHBOARDJOISTRAFTER
Hypernym
  • SUBSTANCETHING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS.
    • THINGCONCRETE OBJECT.
      • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to.
Hyponym
  • FIREWOOD　SMALL TIMBER USED FOR BURNING IN STOVES.
    • STICK　LONG, ROUND, STRAIGHT PIECE OF TIMBER.
      • WHIP　STICK which has ROPES OR LEATHER RIBBONS ON THE TOP, USED FOR STRIKING HUMANS OR ANIMALS.
      • CARRIAGE POLE　The large STICK or pole at the front of a carriage as a VEHICLE PART.
      • NAIL　SMALL SHARP METAL STICK USED FOR FIXING THINGS on TIMBER ETC by CAUSING the STICK TO ENTER THE TIMBER ETC USING A HAMMER.
    • BOARD　FLAT TIMBER.
      • BEAM　LARGE TIMBER USED TO BUILD BUILDINGS.
        • PILLAR　VERTICAL BEAM OR RESEMBLING STONE USED TO KEEP SOMETHING LARGE AND HEAVY IN A HIGH PLACE.
        • THRESHOLD　BEAM ACROSS the FLOOR IN a GATE.
        • RAFTER　BIG BEAM USED in PRODUCING ROOFS.
        • MAST　LONG VERTICAL BEAM FOR HANGING SAILS on, IN the MIDDLE of a SHIP.
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. The current general word for timber is cái 材.

      2. Mù 木 is frequently used adjectivally to designate something as made of timber.

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      木料

      木頭

      木材

      木

      原木

      rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 1.43

      • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 271

      • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.164

      Words

      木  mù OC: mooɡ MC: muk 17 AttributionsWD

      Mù 木 is frequently used adjectivally to designate something as made of timber.

        Word relations
      • Epithet: 朽/ROTTEN Xiǔ 朽 (ant. xīn 新 "fresh") typically refers to the rottenness of trees or bones.
      • Epithet: 鐸/BELL Duó 鐸 refers to a bell with a tongue which is similar to líng 鈴 but larger.
      • Contrast: 板 / 版/BOARD
      • Assoc: 革/LEATHER The general word for leather or hide with fur removed is gé 革.
      • Assoc: 材/TIMBER The current general word for timber is cái 材.

        Syntactic words
      • nabmetaphysicalthe element of wood (one of the five elements)
      • nmpiece of timber, piece of wood
      • nmadNmade of timber 木雞
      • nmadNmade of wood, wooden; timber-
      • nmadNfigurativelike that of wood
      材  cái OC: sɡɯɯ MC: dzəi 4 AttributionsWD

      The current general word for timber is cái 材.

        Word relations
      • Assoc: 木/TIMBER Mù 木 is frequently used adjectivally to designate something as made of timber.

        Syntactic words
      • nmtimber
      材木  cái mù OC: sɡɯɯ mooɡ MC: dzəi muk 3 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPmtimber
      槀  gǎo MC: kawX OC: koowʔCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • nmdried woodCH
      窬木  tóu mù MC: duw buwk OC: loo mooɡCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPm.adNmade of hollowed-out timberCH
      檿  yǎn MC: 'jiemX OC: qemʔDS 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • nadNmade of mulberry woodDS
      樸  pǔ OC: phrooɡ MC: phɣɔk 0 AttributionsWD

      block of wood which remains uncarved and was not turned into a utensil 器

        Syntactic words
      • nmassblock of wood which remains uncarved and was not turned into a utensil 器
      木頭  mù tóu OC: mooɡ doo MC: muk du 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPwood, piece of wood, block of wood
      沈水  chén shuǐ OC: ɡrlum qhjulʔ MC: ɖim ɕi 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • NPmfragrant alloywood (also called 沈水香)
      心  xīn OC: slɯm MC: sim 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • nmpith of wood

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