TIMBER    木料材

SUBSTANCE OF the MAIN PART of TREES.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for timber is cái 材. 2. Mù 木 is frequently used adjectivally to designate something as made of timber.
Modern Chinese Criteria
木料 木頭 木材 木 原木 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • FIREWOOD　SMALL TIMBER USED FOR BURNING IN STOVES. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • STICK　LONG, ROUND, STRAIGHT PIECE OF TIMBER. (anc: 6/0, child: 3)
  • BOARD　FLAT TIMBER. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • BEAM　LARGE TIMBER USED TO BUILD BUILDINGS. (anc: 6/0, child: 4)
Hypernym
  • SUBSTANCE　THING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 28)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 1.43

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 271

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.164

    • Words (10 items)

    木  mù OC: mooɡ MC: muk 18 Attributions

    Mù 木 is frequently used adjectivally to designate something as made of timber.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 朽/ROTTEN Xiǔ 朽 (ant. xīn 新 "fresh") typically refers to the rottenness of trees or bones.
    • Epithet: 鐸/BELL Duó 鐸 refers to a bell with a tongue which is similar to líng 鈴 but larger.
    • Contrast: 板 / 版/BOARD
    • Assoc: 革/LEATHER The general word for leather or hide with fur removed is gé 革.
    • Assoc: 材/TIMBER The current general word for timber is cái 材.

      Syntactic words
    • nabmetaphysicalthe element of wood (one of the five elements)
    • nmpiece of timber, piece of wood
    • nmadNmade of timber 木雞
    • nmadNmade of wood, wooden; timber-
    • nmadNfigurativelike that of wood
    材  cái OC: sɡɯɯ MC: dzəi 4 Attributions

    The current general word for timber is cái 材.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 木/TIMBER Mù 木 is frequently used adjectivally to designate something as made of timber.

      Syntactic words
    • nmtimber
    材木  cái mù OC: sɡɯɯ mooɡ MC: dzəi muk 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPmtimber
    窬木  tóu mù MC: duw buwk OC: loo mooɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPm.adNmade of hollowed-out timberCH
    槀  gǎo MC: kawX OC: koowʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nmdried woodCH
    檿  yǎn MC: 'jiemX OC: qemʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nadNmade of mulberry woodDS
    沈水  chén shuǐ OC: ɡrlum qhjulʔ MC: ɖim ɕi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPmfragrant alloywood (also called 沈水香)
    木頭  mù tóu OC: mooɡ doo MC: muk du 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPwood, piece of wood, block of wood
    心  xīn OC: slɯm MC: sim 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nmpith of wood
    樸  pǔ OC: phrooɡ MC: phɣɔk 0 Attributions

    block of wood which remains uncarved and was not turned into a utensil 器

      Syntactic words
    • nmassblock of wood which remains uncarved and was not turned into a utensil 器