cuī

archaic
technical

Meaning of

榱 means rafter. Pronounced cuī.

  • rafter

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shà
jiāng
diān
 
fēi
suǒ
zhī
 
jiāng
fàn
zhī
zhōu
 
fēi
cuī
zhī
ráo
 

A great building about to collapse is not supported by a single timber; a boat about to capsize is not righted by a single rafter.

Dòng
shé
cuī
bēng
 

The ridgepole snapped and the rafters collapsed.

Xiū
shàn
miào
shí
 
men
gēng
huàn
le
xiǔ
de
cuī
 

When restoring the ancient temple, they replaced the rotten rafters.

Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ tiáo