Zhi

Also called qi (zhi)

The spacer, 6 fen high and 4 wide, that fills the gap between two stacked bracket arms; a cai plus a zhi makes a full timber (zucai) of 21 fen.

Rules that use the word

A full timber is a cai and a zhi: 21 fen. Between two stacked arms leave a spacer of 6 fen, the zhi; a cai plus a zhi, 21 fen, is a “full timber” (zucai) and the vertical step of each tier of a bracket set.

Gate five, palace corner seven, city corner nine. Set the ridge of the palace gates at five zhi, the corner towers of the palace at seven, and the corner towers of the city wall at nine, a zhi being one zhang (ten feet) in height.

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Yingshan · Yosemune · Zakomara · Zellige · Ziggurat · Zoning envelope · Zucai