桷

• Architectural: Rafters, specifically the sloping beams extending from the ridge to the eaves.
• Botanical: Malus toringo (wild apple or crabapple). This usage is specialized and restricted to botanical, pharmacological, or natural history contexts.

Functions almost exclusively as a noun.

Often synonymous with 椽 (chuán). If both appear in a single passage, the translator should look for technical distinctions between primary and secondary rafters or specific placements within the roof structure. It typically appears alongside other structural terms such as 梁 (main beam) and 柱 (pillar).

The component 覺 serves as a phonetic indicator and carries no semantic weight in this glyph.

Avoid seeking metaphorical links to "awakening" or "perception" based on the phonetic component.