Usage of the character 枘
ruì
枘
[枘]
- tenon
- tool handle
- wedge
ruìzáo
枘凿
[枘鑿]
- incompatible (abbr. for 方枘圓鑿／方枘圆凿 (fāngruì-yuánzáo))
- (literary) compatible (lit. "mortise and tenon")
záoruì
凿枘
[鑿枘]
- see 枘鑿／枘凿 (ruìzáo)
fāngruìyuánzáo
方枘圆凿
[方枘圓鑿]
- lit. like a square peg in a round hole (idiom)
- fig. incompatible
yuánzáofāngruì
圆凿方枘
[圓鑿方枘]
- see 方枘圓鑿／方枘圆凿 (fāngruì-yuánzáo)