wēi
椳
door socket; hinge recess
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
door socket; the concave stone or wooden receptacle for a door pivot (门臼)
archaicA 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.