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Meaning of 楣

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Pinyin: méi
English Definition: lintel; crossbeam
Chinese Definition:
①门框上的横木:门楣。
②房屋的横梁,即二梁。
③屋檐口,椽端的横板。
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • [ méi ] eyebrows; upper margin of book
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Example Words
门楣 mén méi lintel (of a door); fig. family's social status
倒楣 dǎo méi variant of 倒霉
有辱门楣 yǒu mén méi to disgrace one's family (idiom)
横楣 héng méi lintel
横楣子 héng méi zi lintel
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Example Sentences
1
The "Company Name" will be used to produce fascia board.
2
Architecture a low wall at the top of the entablature ; hides the roof .
3
To get the lintels to stay in place, the first stonemasonry techniques were used.
4
There may be a section of entablature between the capital and the springing of the arch.
5
These comprise about half the frieze that once ran around the Parthenon on the Acropolis in ancient Athens, as well as many sculptures from the site.