柘砚 zhèyàn inkstone Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 柘 zhè Chinese mulberry (bound form) a thorny tree in the mulberry family with dense, tough wood, often used for furniture or medicine; also known as 柘树 zhèshù砚 硯 yàn inkstone (bound form) inkstone; a stone slab used for grinding ink, such as in 砚台 yàntai