FIREWOOD    木柴薪

SMALL TIMBER USED FOR BURNING IN STOVES.
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 ／
Hypernym
  • TIMBER　SUBSTANCE OF the MAIN PART of TREES. (anc: 5/0, child: 4)
  • SUBSTANCE　THING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 28)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 6

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1106

    薪，蕘，樵，柴

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 121

    • Words (7 items)

    薪  xīn OC: siŋ MC: sin 21 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nHUAINAN: small firewood for igniting fire
    蘇  sū OC: sɡlaa MC: suo̝ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nSJ: small firewood
    槱  yǒu OC: k-luʔ MC: jɨu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmake firewood of