牀 Stroke Order

牀 (chuáng) 1. A piece of furniture for sitting or lying down. 供人坐臥的器具。 2. A seat or frame for placing objects. 放置器物的坐架。 3. A fence around a well. 井上圍欄。 4. An object shaped like a bed. 形狀像床的器具。如：機牀；車牀。 5. The bottom part. 底部。如：苗牀；河牀；牙牀。 6. A measure word. 量詞。① Used for counting large objects, equivalent to "具". ② Used for items such as bedding. 如：一牀被單；兩牀鋪蓋。 名 (Noun) (Pictophonetic. From 木, with the sound from 爿 (pán). The original meaning: a piece of furniture for sitting or lying down.) 同本义，牀，安身之坐也。从木，片声。字亦作床。古闲居坐于牀，隐于几，不垂足，夜则寝，晨兴则敛枕簟。——《说文》 Same as the original meaning, 牀 is a place to secure one’s body. From the character 木, with the sound derived from 片. The character can also be written as 床. In ancient times, people would sit on the 牀 in leisure, hidden from view, feet not dangling. At night, they would sleep, and in the morning, they would fold up their pillows and mat. — "Shuowen Jiezi"