wēi

椳

Character · Noun

door socket; hinge recess

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

door socket; the concave stone or wooden receptacle for a door pivot (门臼)

archaic

A literary/archaic term (书) referring to the socket or hollow in the threshold or floor that receives the bottom pivot of a traditional Chinese door. Found in classical architecture texts.

Qí其
mù木
wēi椳
xiǔ朽
huài坏
 ,
mén门
nǎi乃
qīng倾
xié斜
 。

The wooden door socket rotted away, causing the door to lean.

Gǔ古
zhī之
gōng宫
shì室
 ,
xià下
yǒu有
shí石
wēi椳
yǐ以
chéng承
mén门
shū枢
 。

In ancient palaces, stone sockets below supported the door pivots.