COFFIN    棺材棺

TIMBER BOX USED FOR BURYING.
CASKETSARCOPHAGUSBOX
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for the coffin is guān 棺, but this term also refers specifically to the inner coffin as opposed to what is translated as "outer coffin", the guǒ 槨. Coffins were generally made of wood and often lacquered; in Han times, stone coffins also came to use. 2. Jiù 柩 refers specifically to a coffin which contains a dead body. 3. Guǒ 槨 refers to the often very large structure which is put arround the inner coffin guān 棺. Note that the outer coffin is much more than an outer slightly larger wooden box. See illustration. 4. Chèn 櫬 refers specifically to the inner coffin, especially when presented as symbol of abject surrender (indicating to the person one surrenders to that one is willing to be put to death and put into this coffin). However, the term is also currently used to refer in general to an inner coffin in ZUO. 5. Bì 椑 refers to a ritual coffin made for the ruler on his accession to the throne and lacquered afresh every year; also used as a dignified general term for a coffin. In Tang times this custom was discontinued. 6. Mù 木 "wood, timber" is occasionally used by synecdoche to refer to a coffin. 7. Qì 器 can also refer to the coffin (from Han at least down to Six Dynasties times). Coffins for an emperor can then be called bì qì 秘器, and those for officials guān qì 棺器.
Modern Chinese Criteria
棺材 棺木 木 材 棺 櫬 棺槨 漆宅 靈柩 靈櫬 棺柩 柩 靈 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • BURYPUT a DEAD HUMAN OR ANIMAL INTO a HOLE in the EARTH.
  • TOMBPLACE OR BUILDING which SHOWS where one has BURIED a HUMAN.
Hypernym
  • BOX　CLOSED HARD CONTAINER. (anc: 6/0, child: 8)
  • CONTAINER　ARTEFACT PRODUCED TO CONTAIN THINGS. (anc: 5/0, child: 3)
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)
  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 95

  • 古代文化詞異集類辨考 Gudai wenhua ci yi ji lei bian kao ( HUANG JINGUI 1995) p. 1131

  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 144

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 73A

    • Words (15 items)

    棺  guān OC: koon MC: kʷɑn 26 Attributions

    The current general word for the coffin is guān 棺, but this term also refers specifically to the inner coffin as opposed to what is translated as "outer coffin", the guǒ 槨. Coffins were generally made of wood and often lacquered; in Han times, stone coffins also came to use.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 瓦/TILE
    • Contrast: 槨/COFFIN Guǒ 槨 refers to the often very large structure which is put arround the inner coffin guān 棺. Note that the outer coffin is much more than an outer slightly larger wooden box. See illustration.
    • Assoc: 槨/COFFIN Guǒ 槨 refers to the often very large structure which is put arround the inner coffin guān 棺. Note that the outer coffin is much more than an outer slightly larger wooden box. See illustration.

    • () p. 410 - 412 {103-7, 13, 16}

      Syntactic words
    • ninner coffin
    • vt(oN)put contextually determinate N into the inner coffin; encoffin contextually determinate NTW
    • vtoNput into the inner coffin
    槨  guǒ OC: kʷaaɡ MC: kɑk 13 Attributions

    Guǒ 槨 refers to the often very large structure which is put arround the inner coffin guān 棺. Note that the outer coffin is much more than an outer slightly larger wooden box. See illustration.

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 棺/COFFIN The current general word for the coffin is guān 棺, but this term also refers specifically to the inner coffin as opposed to what is translated as "outer coffin", the guǒ 槨. Coffins were generally made of wood and often lacquered; in Han times, stone coffins also came to use.
    • Assoc: 棺/COFFIN The current general word for the coffin is guān 棺, but this term also refers specifically to the inner coffin as opposed to what is translated as "outer coffin", the guǒ 槨. Coffins were generally made of wood and often lacquered; in Han times, stone coffins also came to use.

    • () p. {104-1}

      Syntactic words
    • nouter coffin
    柩  jiù OC: ɡlɯs MC: gɨu 7 Attributions

    Jiù 柩 refers specifically to a coffin which contains a dead body.

      Syntactic words
    • ncoffin with the dead body in it; bier
    • vtoNto encoffin
    棺槨  guān guǒ OC: koon kʷaaɡ MC: kʷɑn kɑk 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP(post-N)the inner and outer coffins of the contextually determinate NCH
    • NPnonreferentialcoffins of any kind (inner or outer); coffin system; coffins
    櫬  chèn OC: tshriŋs MC: ʈʂhɪn 5 Attributions

    Chèn 櫬 refers specifically to the inner coffin, especially when presented as symbol of abject surrender (indicating to the person one surrenders to that one is willing to be put to death and put into this coffin). However, the term is also currently used to refer in general to an inner coffin in ZUO.

      Syntactic words
    • nZUO: inner coffin
    椑  bì OC: beɡ MC: biɛk 3 Attributions

    Bì 椑refers to a ritual coffin made for the ruler on his accession to the throne and lacquered afresh every year; also used as a dignified general term for a coffin. In Tang times this custom was discontinued.

      Syntactic words
    • nLIJI: ritual coffin made for the ruler on his accession to the throne and lacquered afresh every year; also used as a dignified general term for a coffin.
    殯  bìn OC: pins MC: pin 2 Attributions

    coffin (with the corpse in it)

      Syntactic words
    • ncoffin (with the corpse in it)
    棺器  guān qì MC: kwan khijH OC: koon khrɯds 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPcoffinDS
    器  qì OC: khrɯds MC: khi 1 Attribution

    Qì 器 can also refer to the coffin (from Han at least down to Six Dynasties times). Coffins for an emperor can then be called bì qì 秘 器, and those for officials guān qì 棺器.

      Syntactic words
    • ncoffin
    椁  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nZUO: outer coffin x
    櫝  dú OC: ɡ-looɡ MC: duk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • ntemporary small coffin in which battle dead are transported home
    棺柩  guān jiù OC: koon ɡlɯs MC: kʷɑn gɨu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPcoffin (concrete: father's coffin, not always general)
    折  zhé OC: kljed MC: tɕiɛt 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nYILI: frame put round the coffin For illustration see SANLICIDIAN P. 404
    木  mù OC: mooɡ MC: muk 0 Attributions

    Mù 木 "wood, timber" is occasionally used by synecdoche to refer to a coffin.

      Syntactic words
    • nZUO: coffin Cf. the proverbial 就木 "enter the coffin"
    槥  huì OC: sɢʷeds MC: ziɛi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ntemporary small coffin in which battle dead are transported home