Common Meanings
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chèn榇
coffin; a ceremonial wooden box for burying the dead.
这具榇是为他特别定制的。
This coffin was specially customized for him.
An ancient term for the wutong tree (phoenix tree), specifically because its wood was often used to make coffins.
古时常用梧桐木制棺，因此梧桐亦称‘榇’。
In ancient times, wutong wood was often used to make coffins, hence the wutong tree was also referred to as 'chèn'.