Taxonomy of meanings for 梧:　　

  • wúPILLAR
    • wúTREE, KINDS
      • nChinese parasol tree; Eleococca; sterculia platanifolia???

    Additional information about 梧

    說文解字: 【梧】，梧桐木。从木、吾聲。一名櫬。 【五胡切】

      Criteria
    • PILLAR

      1. The current general term for a pillar is zhù 柱. Pillars were in ancient China basic elements of a building, and they supported the roof. They were ussually made of wood, and could be painted (there is evidence for pillars painted red in ZUO: ZHUANG 23) or curved. From pictorial evidence are best known pillars of the Han period, which can be divided into several types according to the shape in section: most usual are pillars with a round section, but there are also pillars with rectangular section, with eight-edged section, pillars resembling the bound bamboo, and pillars with cannelures.

      2. Yíng 楹 refers specifically to a pillar in front of the main hall, but it can be also used like a general term for a pillar.

      3. Zhū rú 侏儒 can refer to a short pillar staying on the north-southern beam and supporting higher north-southern beam; also referred to as zhuó ????

      4. Zhuó (I have not found the character in a list) is another word for zhū rú 侏儒.

      5. Wú 梧 / 牾 refers to one of two inclined beams which lean one against other and thus create triangular construction supporting the roof. Wú 梧 / 牾 does fit the definition of a pillar given above, but it was viewed by the Chinese as belonging to the group of zhù 柱.

      6. Chū 礎 refers to the pillar base which was made of stone. It can be either a hole filled with stones, or a flat stone put on the floor. Both types were known in China since prehistoric times.

      7. Xì (I have not found the character in a list) is another term for chū 礎.

      7. Zhī 榰 refers to a pillar base made either of wood or stone.

      8. Jī (not found) refers perhaps to a rectangular piece of wood on a top of the pillar???. It is mentioned in ZHUANGZI and HUAINANZI.

      9. Lú 櫨 probably refers to a rectangular piece of wood on the top of a pillar or on the top of a pillar capital???. Mentioned in HUAINANZI together with jī; it is not clear which was difference between these two terms.

      NB: THIS OBVIOUSLY STILL NEEDS REVISION.