FIREWOOD  木柴薪

SMALL TIMBER USED FOR BURNING IN STOVES.
Hypernym
  • TIMBERSUBSTANCE OF the MAIN PART of TREES.
    • SUBSTANCETHING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS.
      • THINGCONCRETE OBJECT.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for firewood is xīn 薪 and specifically the word refers to thick branches that can perhaps be used for making logs.

2. Ráo 蕘 refers to hey and straw used for burning.

3. Qiáo 樵 refers to largish branches cut up and used for firewood.

4. Chái 柴 refers to firewood, specifically cut into smaller pieces than xīn 薪, and the word came to the current general word.

Modern Chinese Criteria
木柴

柴火

柴

薪

柈子

引柴

引火柴

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

Words

薪  xīn OC: siŋ MC: sin 21 AttributionsWD

The current general word for firewood is xīn 薪 and specifically the word refers to thick branches that can perhaps be used for making logs.

    Word relations
  • Object: 負/CARRY The most common word to refer to carrying things on one's back is fù 負; the word is also common in figurative senses.
  • Object: 采/PLUCK

    Syntactic words
  • nadNdesigned for the production of firewood
  • nmfirewood
  • viactgather firewood
  • vt prep Ncollect firewood at NCH
柴  chái OC: dzree MC: ɖʐɣɛ 10 AttributionsWD

Chái 柴 refers to firewood, specifically cut into smaller pieces than xīn 薪, and the word came to the current general word.

    Syntactic words
  • nmQIMINYAOSHU: small pieces of wood
  • nmadNmade of firewood
蕘  ráo OC: nɢjew MC: ȵiɛu 4 AttributionsWD

Ráo 蕘 refers to hey and straw used for burning.

    Syntactic words
  • nZUO: small firewood
  • n[adN]one who gathers firewood; fuel-gatherer; wood-cutter
  • nmgrass used for fuel; brushwood; kindling
  • viactto collect brushwood
樵  qiáo OC: dzew MC: dziɛu 2 AttributionsWD

Qiáo 樵 refers to largish branches cut up and used for firewood.

    Word relations
  • Oppos: 汲/FETCH Jí 汲 refers specifically to the fetching of water.

    Syntactic words
  • nlargish pieces of wood, logs for use as firewood (GONG)
蒸  zhēng OC: kjɯŋ MC: tɕɨŋ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • nHUAINAN: small firewood for igniting fire
槱  yǒu OC: k-luʔ MC: jɨu 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNmake firewood of
蘇  sū OC: sɡlaa MC: suo̝ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nSJ: small firewood

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