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Characters, words, pinyin or English

桩 zhuāng stake

stake; post; matter; affair; pile

How to remember 桩: 木 tree + 庄 village = stake. The café owner cuts down a tree at the edge of her village and saws it up to make every stake and rail of the terrace fence.

  • HSK 8
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 木

Component breakdown

桩 = 木 tree + 庄 village

  • 木 tree
  • 庄 village
The Gushi story

The café owner cuts down a tree at the edge of her village and saws it up to make every stake and rail of the terrace fence.

How it is used

  • A stake or pile driven into the ground - 木桩 (mùzhuāng) wooden stake, 打桩 (dǎ zhuāng) to drive piles (construction).
  • Also a measure word for matters/affairs: 一桩心事 (yì zhuāng xīnshì) a worry on one's mind, 一桩买卖 (yì zhuāng mǎimài) a piece of business.