斗拱 dǒu gǒng 🔊 dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket… + Review this word Meanings dǒu gǒng dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails Its characters 斗dòuto fightHSK 7–9拱gǒngto cup one's hands in saluteHSK 7–9