櫼 [jiān]
1. 木楔。
Wood wedge.
2. 木签。
Wooden stick.
Example: "扶衰每籍过眉杖,食肉先寻剔齿~。"
(Translation: "When supporting the weak, use a stick; when eating meat, first look for a toothpick.")
3. 枓栱。
Bowbeam (specific type of beam used in roofs).
Example: "~栌各落以相承,栾栱夭蟜而交结。"
(Translation: "The bowbeams rest upon each other, connecting at the ends in intricately woven knots.")
* 名词 (Noun):
1. 屋上弓形短梁。即斗拱 (En: bowbeam).
Description: A short arch-shaped beam on the roof, also known as a dougong.
* 引用:
何晏《景福殿赋》:櫼栌各落以相承。注:“今人名屋四阿栱曰櫼枊。”
(Translation: He Yan's "Ode to Jingfu Hall": "The bowbeams each rest upon one another." Note: "Nowadays, people refer to the four-sided beams of a house as '櫼枊'.")
* 例子:
櫼枊 (i.e., dougong); 櫼栌 (i.e., dougong).