桢干 (楨幹) zhēngān

  1. zhēngān noun poles and planks of wood used for raising building walls
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '楨幹' 1; Mathews 1931 '楨幹', p. 42)
  2. zhēngān noun a primary support
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 支柱 (Guoyu '楨幹' 2, 3; Mathews 1931 '楨幹', p. 42)
  3. zhēngān verb to support; to protect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 拱卫 or 支持 (Guoyu '楨幹' 4)