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桁

héng word C2
  1. pole plate
  2. purlin (cross-beam in roof)
  3. ridge-pole
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  • hángcangue (stocks to punish criminals)

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王敦引军垂至大桁,明帝自出中堂。
世说新语(四篇), p. 16 · C2
温峤为丹阳尹,帝令断大桁,故未断,帝大怒,瞋目,左右莫不悚惧。
世说新语(四篇), p. 16 · C2

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