What 栭 means
It names a wooden support above a column-top timber.
Shuowen Jiezi, an Eastern Han dictionary, places 栭 above 枅. In Japanese, the architectural sense is read ますがた (masugata); a Japanese dictionary cites the Wamyō Ruijushō, an early wordbook, around 934.
Classical, specialist vocabulary in everyday conversation.
Alone, context is needed to identify the intended sense.
Who writes 栭
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA wooden block above a timber at a column’s top.
Questions people ask
1Why does 栭 look different in different fonts?
It can. As of 2026, font support may change its outline without changing the character.
How to type or find 栭
- Search it as
- 栭 meaning · 栭 support · 栭栗 · 芝栭 · masugata
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
栭\682DCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.



