桁架

Traditional form:

桁架

Pinyin (reading):

héngjià

Definitions:

• truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams)

Characters:

• 桁 - the cross-beams of a roof
• 架 - frame, rack, stand; to prop up

Traditional characters:

• 桁 - the cross-beams of a roof
• 架 - frame, rack, stand; to prop up