Additional information about 梯
說文解字: 【梯】，木階也。从木、弟聲。 【土雞切】
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- LADDER
1. Current general word for a ladder is tī 梯, and it refers to the movable construction made ussually of wood which can be used to climb a wall, floor etc. The term is often used for the ladders used to attack city walls.
2. Gōu yuán 鉤援 refers in SHIJING probably to a ladder with hooks to climb city walls. (According to some scholars, the term refers to the crooked and straight weapons, but it seems less probable in a context in which the words are found.)