砧 Stroke Order

砧 zhēn 名 1. An object used as a base when pounding, striking, or cutting something. Examples: 碧砧板 (cutting board), 砧子 (stamping block). - A device placed underneath to support during processes like pounding, striking, or cutting. - Examples: cutting boards and stamping blocks. 2. Shaped and functioning like a cutting board. Examples: 砧骨 (tympanic bone), 砧木 (anvil wood). - Similar in shape and role to a cutting board. - Examples include tympanic bone and anvil wood. 3. A tool used in ancient times for execution, where criminals were laid on it to receive their punishment. - Used as punishment devices for beheading or dismemberment. 4. A base for forging and hammering metals. - Specifically refers to anvils used in metalworking. 5. A stone used for pounding herbs or grass. - Often seen in agricultural contexts for processing. 6. Another term for “椹” (a type of wood), refers to wooden anvils. - This could pertain to any type of wooden base used for pounding. 7. General reference for the base or supporting part of an object. - Represents the foundational component underneath an item. 8. The sound made during the process of beating clothes. - A specific auditory characteristic associated with the activity of pounding textiles. Examples in context: - 砧杵 (stone and pestle used for beating clothes), 砧石 (stone for pounding clothes), 砧声 (sound of beating clothes). - 砧几 (cutting board), 砧臼 (cutting board and stone mortar). - 砧斧 (board combined with an axe for execution). - 铁砧 (iron anvil). - 内砧 (interior wooden anvil). Quotations: - “秋至式清砧。” (Du Fu’s “Pounding Clothes”); - “月明遥听远村砧。” (Liu Chang’s “Autumn Mountain Temple Misses Friends”).