Glossary · G
Gong
Also called huagong, bracket arm
A bracket arm: a horizontal timber of one cai in section, its ends rounded underneath (juansha), carrying small blocks at each end. Outward-projecting arms are huagong (“flower arms”).
Rules that use the word
The bracket set steps out 30 fen a tier. Build the bracket set (puzuo) of blocks (dou) and arms (gong) crossing at right angles, each tier projecting no more than 30 fen beyond the one below; a set of n projecting tiers is called an (n + 3)-puzuo, from four to eight.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters China, Japan and Korea.
Nearby in the glossary
Girih · Giwa · Going · Golden section · Gopuram · Groin · Groin vault · Grotto