桁

héng
  1. pole plate
  2. purlin (cross-beam in roof)
  3. ridge-pole

CEDICT

  1. cangue placed on a criminal's neck and feet
  2. purlin; crossbeams of a roof, door, window, etc.

Wiktionary

屋梁上的横木。

重編國語辭典

  1. 古代的一种大型刑具，夹在颈上或脚上
  2. 浮桥

維基詞典

Homographs

桁 háng cangue (stocks to punish criminals)

Containing this entry

桁架 héngjià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams)
桁梁 héngliáng brace girder
横桁帆 hénghéngfān boom sail

Related entries

檩 lǐn
  1. cross-beam
  2. ridge-pole