Common Meanings
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dú椟
A cabinet or box; often used in the idiom '椟藏' (dú cáng), meaning to keep something valuable hidden, waiting for the right price or opportune moment to reveal or display it.
他将自己的画作椟藏起来，等待合适的时机展示。
He kept his paintings hidden, waiting for the opportune moment to display them.
Coffin; casket for burial.
这具出土的木椟保存完好，揭示了古代的丧葬习俗。
This excavated wooden coffin/casket is well-preserved, revealing ancient burial customs.