Zucai

A “full timber”: a cai plus a zhi, 21 fen high: the vertical step of each tier of a bracket set, and the height of some beams.

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.

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