石库门

Traditional form:

石庫門

Pinyin (reading):

shíkùmén

Definitions:

• "shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai

Characters:

• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 库 - armory, treasury, warehouse
• 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening

Traditional characters:

• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 庫 - armory, treasury, warehouse
• 門 - gate, door, entrance, opening