石库门 |
shí kù mén |
"shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai |
石 |
Shí |
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄, the capital of Hebei |
石 |
dàn |
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] |
石 |
shí |
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
库 |
kù |
warehouse / storehouse / (file) library |
门 |
Mén |
surname Men |
门 |
mén |
gate / door / CL:扇 / gateway / doorway / CL:个 / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate) |