牮 (jiàn) - to prop up, support & to shore up (as with a beam)

牮Tone 4

jiàn ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

嘉健

牮 · jiàn

to prop up, support;

to shore up (as with a beam);

to incline, tilt.

to prop up, supportto shore up (as with a beam)to incline, tilt.

Usage highlights

to prop up with a beamto shore up a wallto support a structuretilting beamsupporting pillar

Synonyms

  • 撑— to prop up, support
  • 支— to prop, sustain

Antonyms

  • 压— to press down, suppress

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • They used a beam to prop up the old house (用牮支撑老屋).
  • The wall is tilting and needs support (墙牮了需要支撑).
  • Engineers shored up the bridge structure (工程师牮固了桥梁结构).

Collocations

  • to prop up with a beam(牮顶)
  • to shore up a wall(牮墙)
  • to support a structure(牮固)
  • tilting beam(牮梁)
  • supporting pillar(牮柱)

Idioms

  • No commonly used idioms featuring this character were found.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is primarily technical, relating to construction and structural support.
  • It appears more frequently in regional dialects and technical contexts than in standard modern Mandarin.

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