Architecture

Question 1

牖 yoŭ

Answer 1

lattice

Question 2

竊 qiè (窃)

Answer 2

to steal, stealthily

Question 3

匿 nì

Answer 3

to hide, conceal

Question 4

第 dì

Answer 4

a house, mansion, apartment (for successful graduates)

Question 5

阿 à

Answer 5

beam, pillar

Question 6

閣 gé

Answer 6

pavillon

Question 7

階 jiē

Answer 7

step, flight of steps

Question 8

札 zhá

Answer 8

wooden tablet; here an onomatopoia (sound imitation), “clack, clack”

Question 9

杼 zhù

Answer 9

shuttle of a loom

Question 10

里閭 lǐlǘ

Answer 10

village, hamlet; here synecdoche for the whole of the small community

Question 11

蹤跡 zōngjì

Answer 11

traces, vestiges, footprints

Question 12

梁 liáng

Answer 12

crossbeam, lintel of a door or window

Question 13

戶 hù

Answer 13

door, single-leaved door

Question 14

鄉 xiāng

Answer 14

town, vilage

Question 15

扉 fēi

Answer 15

door

Question 16

邑 yì

Answer 16

town, borough

Question 17

域 yù

Answer 17

region, area, territory

Question 18

結綺: jié qi2

Answer 18

knot, intertwine + lacework, silk traced windows