桩 (zhuāng) — stake; pile; matter; measure word for cases

Character

Strokes: 10
Radical: 木 — tree
Made of: 木 tree 庄 village, hamlet
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

这桩旧案重新进入公众视野后，当年的证词再次受到质疑。 Zhè zhuāng jiù'àn chóngxīn jìnrù gōngzhòng shìyě hòu, dāngnián de zhèngcí zàicì shòudào zhìyí. After this old case re-entered public view, the testimony from that year was once again questioned.
河边的木桩上拴着一条小船。 Hébiān de mùzhuāng shàng shuān zhe yī tiáo xiǎo chuán. A small boat is tied to a wooden stake by the river.
这桩心事终于了结了，他心里踏实多了。 Zhè zhuāng xīnshì zhōngyú liǎojié le, tā xīnlǐ tàshi duō le. This matter weighing on his mind was finally settled, and he felt much more at ease.