dǒu 枓

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Terms

  • dou (Pinyin without tones)
  • 枓 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 斗 (Simplified Chinese)
  • dǒu (Pinyin)1
  • tou (Wade-Giles)

Gloss

    literally: "ladle" or a standard rice measure (Kroll 2015, 91); bearing block (which resembles a standard rice measure in shape) (Fu 2017, 353; Guo 2002, 33)2

    本意爲一種量器；作爲建築術語指斗栱中承托的方形構件，其形如斗。2

Works Cited

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  • 1 陳. 2010. 《營造法式》辭解, 208.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 KROLL. 2015. A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese, 91.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; FU. 2017. Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays, 353.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; GUO. 2002. A Visual Dictionary of Chinese Architecture, 33.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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How to Cite This Entry

CMW S21, “ 枓 dǒu” in Architectura Sinica last modified March 18, 2021, https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000157.

Bibliography:

CMW S21, “ 枓 dǒu.” In Architectura Sinica, edited by Tracy Miller. Entry published March 18, 2021. https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000157.

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Entry Title: 枓 dǒu

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