斗拱

dǒugǒng
dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails

CEDICT

  1. (architecture) dougong (a structural element consisting of interlocking wooden brackets as used in traditional Chinese architecture)
  2. dougong (a structural element consisting of interlocking wooden brackets as used in traditional Chinese architecture)

Wiktionary

拱，从柱顶一层层伸出的方木。斗，指拱和拱之间连繫的木块。斗拱为中国古代建筑中，介于楹柱和横梁间的承接部分。也作「斗栱」、「枓栱」、「栌欂」。

重編國語辭典

传统东亚木结构建筑中的支撑部件。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 斗 dǒu
  1. dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 shēng or one-tenth of a 石 dàn
  2. decaliter
  3. peck
  4. cup or dipper shaped object
  5. old variant of 陡 dǒu
2 拱 gǒng
  1. to cup one's hands in salute
  2. to surround
  3. to arch
  4. to dig earth with the snout
  5. arched