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椁

槨
guǒ
noun #89,890

Meanings

  1. 1 (classical) the outer coffin enclosing the inner one

Examples

HSK 7-9
古代贵族下葬时用内棺外椁。
Gǔdài guìzú xiàzàng shí yòng nèi guān wài guǒ.
Ancient nobles were buried with an inner coffin and an outer coffin around it.

Tips

history
椁 is not used independently in modern Chinese. It survives in the archaeology compound 棺椁 (inner and outer coffin), a fixed term in tomb descriptions. The phonetic is 享, giving guǒ.
register
Classical and technical only, seen in archaeology and old texts, not in everyday speech.

Components

radical
木 mù
wood; tree
The wood radical 木 is apt: a 椁 is a large wooden burial casing built around the inner coffin.
phonetic
享 xiǎng
to enjoy; to offer
享 supplies the sound, drifted to guǒ. The same shape appears in 郭 (outer city wall), which shares the 'outer enclosing' idea.

Stroke Order

椁 guǒ