柴 chái firewood
firewood; faggots; fuel
How to remember 柴: 此 this + 木 tree = firewood. Grandpa pats the fallen tree and says this one will keep the cabin warm, so the kids chop it into firewood.
Component breakdown
柴 = 此 this + 木 tree
- 此 this
- 止 stop
- 匕 spoon
- 木 tree
Grandpa pats the fallen tree and says this one will keep the cabin warm, so the kids chop it into firewood.
How it is used
- Firewood/kindling - 木柴 (mùchái) firewood, 砍柴 (kǎn chái) chop firewood, 火柴 (huǒchái) a match.
- 柴米油盐 (chái-mǐ-yóu-yán) = firewood, rice, oil, salt = the daily necessities/humdrum of life.
- 柴油 (cháiyóu) = diesel oil. 骨瘦如柴 (gǔshòu-rúchái) = thin as a rail.