一切經音義 14.168

14.168

櫨栱（魯都反說文薄櫨柱上枅音[一/(尸@肉)]蒼頡篇云柱上木也下恭擁反柱上承斗之曲木也象人之栱因以為名俗呼或為去聲也）。

Bracket-arm and corbel block (櫨栱: [the character 櫨 (capital)] is 魯 [lu] + 都 [du] [lú]. The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A thin capital, the cross-block atop a pillar,' pronounced [一/(尸@肉)]. The Cang Jie Pian says: 'Wood atop a pillar.' The lower character [bracket (栱)] is 恭 [gong] + 擁 [yong] [gǒng]; the curved timber atop a pillar supporting the bearing block. It resembles a person clasping their hands (栱), hence the name. In vulgar speech it is sometimes pronounced in the falling tone).