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，從柱頂一層層伸出的方木。斗，指拱和拱之間連繫的木塊。斗拱為中國古代建築中，介於楹柱和橫梁間的承接部分。也作「斗栱」、「枓栱」、「櫨欂」。

重編國語辭典

傳統東亞木結構建築中的支撐部件。

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