栈 (zhàn): a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle, wood or bamboo trestlework, a warehouse

栈 (zhàn) is a Chinese character meaning “a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 戋 (phonetic). It ranks #3509 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 栈 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 木 (mù, wood/tree), 林 (lín, forest, woods), 森 (sēn, forest (dense)).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle
  2. wood or bamboo trestlework
  3. a warehouse

Etymology & Origin

栈

pictophoneticwood

Decomposition: ⿰木戋 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
客栈nounkè zhàntavern
货栈nounhuò zhànwarehouse
栈道zhàn dàoplank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff
栈桥zhàn qiáoa pier
堆栈nounduī zhànstack (computing)
关栈费guān zhàn fèibonding fee
栈山航海zhàn shān háng hǎito have a long and hard journey (idiom)
转运栈zhuǎn yùn zhànstorage depot on a transportation route
老马恋栈lǎo mǎ liàn zhànlit. the old horse loves his stable
栈桥式码头zhàn qiáo shì mǎ toujetty
技术栈nounjì shù zhàntechnology stack
露天堆栈lù tiān duī zhànopen-air repository
明修栈道,暗渡陈仓míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cānglit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a ...
行栈háng zhànwarehouse
进栈jìn zhàn(computing) to push (a value) onto a stack
41
Total compounds
44
As first character
44
As last character
12
As middle character

栈 appears in 41 compound words: 44 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

栈山航海zhàn shān háng hǎi

to have a long and hard journey (idiom)

phrase
驽马恋栈nú mǎ liàn zhàn

lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom); fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position

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Example Sentences

爱范儿Sep 2026

华为的痕迹遍布全车 东风与华为将奕境的合作模式定义为“全栈原生共创”。

huá wéi de hén jì biàn bù quán chē dōng fēng yǔ huá wéi jiāng yì jìng de hé zuò mó shì dìng yì wéi quán zhàn yuán shēng gòng chuàng .

Traces of Huawei can be found throughout the vehicle. Dongfeng and Huawei have defined their collaboration on the Yijing as “full-stack, native co-creation.”

爱范儿Sep 2026

这不意味着他们忽然变成了无所不能的“全栈超人”。

zhè bù yì wèi zhe tā men hū rán biàn chéng le wú suǒ bù néng de quán zhàn chāo rén .

This doesn't mean they've suddenly become all-powerful "full-stack superheroes."

IT之家Sep 2026

奕境 X9 搭载 华为干昆全栈智能汽车解决方案 ,并且由华为深度赋能整车验证体系。

yì jìng X 9 dā zài huá wéi gān kūn quán zhàn zhì néng qì chē jiě jué fāng àn , bìng qiě yóu huá wéi shēn dù fù néng zhěng chē yàn zhèng tǐ xì .

The Yijing X9 is equipped with Huawei's GanKun Full-Stack Intelligent Vehicle Solution, and Huawei has provided in-depth support for the vehicle's validation system.

IT之家Sep 2026

新车搭载华为干昆全栈智能汽车解决方案,定位“第二代家庭旗舰”。

xīn chē dā zài huá wéi gān kūn quán zhàn zhì néng qì chē jiě jué fāng àn , dìng wèi dì èr dài jiā tíng qí jiàn .

The new car is equipped with Huawei's GanKun full-stack smart vehicle solution and is positioned as the "second-generation family flagship."

少数派Sep 2026

金海岸栈桥,是国际海水浴场东端一个五星级酒店的内部景点,对外开放。

jīn hǎi àn zhàn qiáo , shì guó jì hǎi shuǐ yù chǎng dōng duān yī gè wǔ xīng jí jiǔ diàn de nèi bù jǐng diǎn , duì wài kāi fàng .

The Golden Coast Pier is an attraction located within a five-star hotel at the eastern end of the International Beach Resort and is open to the public.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 木 (wood) component

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 栈 (zhàn) mean in Chinese?
栈 (zhàn) primarily means "a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #3509 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 栈 and 线?
栈 (zhàn) and 线 (xiàn) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 木 vs 纟 (same 戋 component).
How many strokes does 栈 have?
栈 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 栈?
The radical associated with 栈 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are the components of 栈?
栈 is composed of: 木 (semantic), 戋 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰木戋 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 栈?
Common words with 栈 include: 客栈 (kè zhàn, "tavern"); 货栈 (huò zhàn, "warehouse"); 栈道 (zhàn dào, "plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff"); 栈桥 (zhàn qiáo, "a pier"); 堆栈 (duī zhàn, "stack (computing)"). There are over 41 compound words containing this character.
Is 栈 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 栈 and the traditional form is 棧.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.