dǒu​gǒng

dougong

  • created sense approved 枓拱 · dǒu​gǒng · dougong — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枓拱

    dǒu​gǒng

    dougong

    an interlocking wooden bracket system used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails

    枓 (literal) → 枓 · dǒu · bearing block 拱 (literal) → 拱 · gǒng · to arch

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

    created sense