sǔn mǎo
榫卯 (sǔn mǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “mortise and tenon”.
Meanings
- 1mortise and tenon
Characters in 榫卯
Related words
卯mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)卯variant of 卯[mao3]卯old variant of 卯[mao3]榫眼mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)卡榫clip卯榫mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)榫(cabinetmaking) tenon榫凿mortise chisel榫头tenon (wooden projection to fit into a mortise)榫销dowel丁卯fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047丁是丁，卯是卯lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom)