桷

jué
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a square rafter

Examples

HSK 6
Lǎo wū de wūdǐng yóu yì páipái jué zhīchēng zhe.
The roof of the old house was supported by rows of square rafters.
HSK 7-9
Yuán de chuánzi jiào chuán, fāng de jiào jué.
Round rafters are called chuan, square ones are called jue.

Tips

usage
A 桷 is specifically a square-sectioned roof beam, while a round one is a 椽. The word is largely literary and architectural and rarely heard in everyday speech today.

Components

radical
木 mù
wood; tree
The wood radical on the left, marking 桷 as a wooden object, here a timber beam used in roof framing.
phonetic
角 jiǎo
horn; angle; corner
Supplies the sound. Standalone 角 can also read jué, close to this character's reading. Its 'angle / corner' sense fits faintly, since the rafter it names is square-cornered.

Stroke Order

桷 jué