枘 — Chinese character
枘
ruì
a handle for a tool
- Pinyin
- ruì
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 木 内
- Formation
- pictophonetic — wood; meaning component 木; sound component 内
Common words with 枘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圆凿方枘 (圓鑿方枘) | yuán záo fāng ruì | see 方枘圆凿 (fāng ruì yuán záo) |
| 方枘圆凿 (方枘圓鑿) | fāng ruì yuán záo | (lit.) like a square peg in a round hole (idiom); (fig.) incompatible |
| 枘凿 (枘鑿) | ruì záo | incompatible (abbr. for 方枘圆凿 (fāng ruì yuán záo)); (literary) compatible (lit. "mortise and tenon") |
| 凿枘 (鑿枘) | záo ruì | see 枘凿 (ruì záo) |
枘 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 2
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