The story of 凳

bench, stool

凳 is composed of 登 and 几. 登 is the picture of someone holding a sacrificial vessel and stepping up on altar, while 几 is the picture of a small table, so 凳 depicts someone presenting the sacrifice standing on a small table, which has the meaning of a furniture for holding human being, now 凳 means stool and bench.

Vocabulary of 凳

  • 板凳 (wooden bench)
  • 矮凳 (low stool)

Classification

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