支座
zhī​zuò

abutment

  • created sense approved 支座 · zhī​zuò · abutment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    支座

    zhī​zuò

    abutment

    (architecture) a supporting component in an engineering structure that transfers loads from beams, columns, or arches to the parts below

    支 (literal) → 支 · zhī · to prop up 座 (literal) → 座 · zuò · base

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense