chái
柴 (chái) is a Chinese word meaning “firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)”.
Meanings
- 1firewood
- 2lean (of meat)
- 3thin (of a person)
Related words
火柴match (for lighting fire)柴surname Chai柴油diesel fuel柴火plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc)骨瘦如柴(idiom) as thin as a match; emaciated木柴firewood柴可夫斯基Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Russian composer劈柴to chop firewood劈柴chopped wood柴油机diesel engine柴科夫斯基Piotr Ilyich Tchaikowsky (1840-1893), Russian composer, composer of 6 symphonies and the opera Eugene Onegin众人拾柴火焰高lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb)