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桁

Mandarin · pinyin háng#

cangue (stocks to punish criminals)

Mandarin · pinyin héng#

pole plate
purlin (cross-beam in roof)
ridge-pole

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桁: héng · cross-beams of roof

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2 · hang2

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haang4 · hang4 · hong4 · hong6

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character · Etymology 1

purlin; crossbeams of a roof, door, window, etc.

character · Etymology 1

cangue placed on a criminal's neck and feet

character · Etymology 2

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) large rod used to reinforce a door or window
(Xiamen Hokkien) to press against something to stabilize it (using a large rod)

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