斗拱

1. • dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails

Character by character

• 斗(dǒu)dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 shēng or one-tenth of a 石 dàn
• 拱(gǒng)cup one's hands in salute