兀凳

wùdèng

noun

Measure Word

一张兀凳 zhāng

Meanings

1 Chinese-style low stool
2 small backless stool

Characters

bare-topped / stump-like

Examples

HSK 7-9

老人坐在门口的小兀凳上晒太阳。

Lǎorén zuò zài ménkǒu de xiǎo wùdèng shàng shài tàiyáng.

The old man sat on a low stool by the doorway, soaking up the sun.

HSK 7-9

厨房角落里堆着几张兀凳。

Chúfáng jiǎoluò lǐ duī zhe jǐ zhāng wùdèng.

A few low stools were piled in the corner of the kitchen.

Tips

memory

兀 (wù) on its own pictures something flat-topped and bare - a stump or a leveled hill. 兀凳 is exactly that: a flat, bare little stool, no back, no arms.

Stroke Order

兀 wù

凳 dèng