ér栭（而）
栭（而）
archaic
technical
Meaning of 栭
栭 means bracket set; interlocking wooden brackets (dougong) used in traditional Chinese architecture; fungi growing on rotten wood; bracket fungus; wood-decay mushrooms. Pronounced ér.
- bracket set; interlocking wooden brackets (dougong) used in traditional Chinese architecture
- fungi growing on rotten wood; bracket fungus; wood-decay mushrooms
Character Info
Radical而
Strokes6
Stroke Order
栭
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
yán檐
xià下
zhī之
ér而
jīng精
qiǎo巧
jué绝
lún伦
。
The brackets beneath the ancient eaves are exquisitely crafted.
Diàn殿
yǔ宇
zhī之
shàng上
，
ér而
gǒng栱
jiāo交
cuò错
。
Above the palace hall, brackets and arches interlace.
Common Words
而且érqiě
moreover; furthermore; not only...but also
然而ránér
however; but; yet
而已éryǐ
that's all; merely; only
而今érjīn
now; nowadays; at the present time
而后 / 而後érhòu
then; after that
因而yīnér
thus; therefore; as a result; consequently
从而 / 從而cóngér
thus; thereby; as a result
反而fǎnér
on the contrary; instead
偶尔 / 偶爾ǒuěr
occasionally; sometimes; once in a while