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Meaning of 楣

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楣
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: 木
Pictophonetic:眉 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • 眉 [ méi ] eyebrows; upper margin of book
Similar Characters: 睸
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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 rǔ mén méi to disgrace one's family (idiom)
横楣 héng méi lintel
横楣子 héng méi zi lintel
More:楣* | *楣 | *楣*
Example Sentences
1
公司名称将用于制作展台楣板
。
The "Company Name" will be used to produce fascia board.
2
在柱上楣构的顶端的一座矮墙
;
它隐藏了屋顶
。
Architecture a low wall at the top of the entablature ; hides the roof .
3
为了把楣石固定不动
,
工匠们第一次运用上了石匠技艺
。
To get the lintels to stay in place, the first stonemasonry techniques were used.
4
在柱顶和拱形的起拱点之间可能存在柱上楣构的部分
。
There may be a section of entablature between the capital and the springing of the arch.
5
这些浮雕来自古雅典卫城的帕特农神庙
。
环绕在神庙内的中楣里
,
近一半就是这些浮雕
。
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.