In Chaoshan, many people should be familiar with the Luban Ruler. It is an indispensable tool especially in the construction of residential houses in Chaoshan and is also very popular in Feng Shui circles.

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In Chaoshan, many people should be familiar with Luban ruler . It is an indispensable tool especially in the construction of residential houses in Chaoshan, and it is also very popular in Feng Shui circles. The picture shows one of them. It is divided into four rows from left to right, which are the traditional four rulers: inch, Luban ruler, Dinglan ruler and centimeter. This Feng Shui ruler is very convenient to use. I believe many people have this Feng Shui Luban ruler, but not everyone knows exactly what the words on the ruler mean and how to use it?

Luban ruler is divided into upper and lower layers. The upper layer is called Menm ruler and the lower layer is called Dinglan ruler. The door meter is used for the construction of mansions and is used to measure the household appliances of living people. There are eight characters on it: wealth, disease, separation, righteousness, official, robbery, harm and original. Eight characters are a cycle, and the length of a cycle is one foot, two inches and eight and a half minutes, or about 43 centimeters according to the current size. Each character has four stars, respectively:

Wealth: represents auspiciousness, referring to money and talent.

Financial virtue: refers to performance in terms of wealth, virtue, and merit.

Treasure house: a metaphor for obtaining or storing precious items.

Liuhe: Hehe is happy. Liuhe forms the four directions of heaven and earth.

Yingfu: Welcome blessing. Fu means happiness and benefit.

disease: represents evil. Refers to injuries, disasters, illnesses and disadvantages.

To withdraw money: to lose money or to lose money.

Official affairs: mostly refers to public matters such as corruption, bribery and lawsuits.
firm: refers to jail.

Lonely and widowed: refers to the behavior of living alone and widowed.

Li: represents bad luck, referring to the separation of relatives.
Changku: There is a saying of prison in ancient times.

Robbery of wealth: destruction and loss of wealth.
official ghost: refers to something caused by official evil.

Shutao: It means things are lost and people are separated.

meaning: represents auspiciousness. Refers to behavior that complies with justice and moral standards, or conducts fundraising and charity.
baby: In ancient times, a boy was called a baby.

Benefits: Increased financial benefits.
Takako: A descendant who will become famous in the future.

Daji: Auspicious and auspicious.

Official: represents auspiciousness and indicates official luck.
shunke: successfully passed the exam and won.

Windfall: Windfall.
jinyi: income jinyi.

Wealth: Wealth and power.

Jie: represents evil, meaning being robbed or coerced.
farewell: farewell forever.

retreat: refers to filial piety.
Leaving Home: Leaving Home.

Property loss: loss or loss of property.
Harm: represents evil and disaster.

Disaster is coming: Disaster is coming.

Die Jue: Die cleanly.
disease is coming: the disease is coming.

tongue: quarrel and quarrel.

Ben: represents auspiciousness, the base or ontology of things.

The arrival of wealth: that is, the arrival of wealth. Admission: Passed the exam and was admitted.
Jinbao: attract wealth and treasure. Prosperous: prosperous.

Generally when measuring things, you should choose auspicious words.

[ financial head, root and tail, focus on the inside but not on the outside]. The red letters between the financial books can never be wrong no matter how you use them.

[grasp the inside but not the outside] means that the size of the door frame is mainly based on the inner layer of the sill. However, please note that some words in the red letters cannot be used indiscriminately. It should be noted that the main door of a house is only decorated with the two characters "honmen" and "caimen". Yimen is used in temples, Taoist temples, schools and other places where righteousness gathers. If the door of a house is used with the word "yi", it will cause disasters, such as disharmony among people at home. Wait, the official gate is used by government departments. If it is used as a residential gate, there will be lawsuits and even jail terms. God's thrones and Buddhist utensils are also measured with door meters, and more money or original characters are taken.

When doing business, the word "wealth" is generally used, and the word "righteousness" cannot be used. Too much emphasis on loyalty will make business unprofitable.

is only suitable for brothers on the road or religious temples.Generally speaking, it is best if the Yang house can be used to benefit both yin and yang (i.e., the door meter and the Dinglan ruler are both good), but generally the red letter between [财] and [本] shall prevail. [Cai] refers to the treasury, originally refers to the origin, and also means continuous flow. Usually, the rules for using rulers are as follows:

For common people at home: it is best to use the word [大吉]. Business situation: The word "财" is the best.

Religious temple: take the word [meaning]. Public units and police agencies (including inspection and commission units): use the word "official".

Width and height of sacred tablets and ancestor tablets: choose [Additional Children] as the best. Fish tank size and height: [Treasury] is the best.

The lower layer of Luban ruler is called Dinglan ruler, which is mostly used for measuring in shady houses and ancestral niches.

There are also several words on Ding Lan ruler, namely Ding, harm, prosperity, bitterness, righteousness, official, death, prosperity, loss and talent. The respective meanings are:

Ding: lucky star and wealth, success in the imperial examination, harm: oral and tongue disease, death, disaster,

prosperity: heavenly virtues, happy events, treasures, blessings, suffering: loss, official ghosts, wealth and no heirs

meaning: good luck, wealth and benefits Litiankuguan: Wealth, wealth, wealth, fortune, fortune, fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good luck, good luck, good luck, good luck, good luck, good fortune, good luck, good fortune, good fortune, good luck, good fortune, good fortune, good luck, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune, good fortune You will also know the word ", try to measure the size and use the word that can meet the auspiciousness." The ruler is about six minutes long, which is 39 centimeters. Whether it is a door meter or a Dinglan ruler, if one cycle is not enough, you can add more cycles according to this.

In home decoration, Luban ruler is mainly used in the following places:

It is used to measure the dimensions of entry doors, bedroom doors, kitchen doors and several main doorways.

is used for the size of the desk.

Dimensions of furniture, beds and cabinets.

Luban ruler measurement method:

- measure the inner diameter of the door; measure the left and right sides of the furniture.

- Based on centimeters (centimeters), refer to the words above the black line in the middle. For example, 38 centimeters means wealth is the most important, then 38 centimeters is an auspicious size. You can use
with confidence - Application tips of Luban Ruler: - -The best size of the entrance door is: to welcome good luck, windfall, wealth, and good luck.

——The best size of the master bedroom door is: Caizhi, Jinbao, Xingwang and Liuhe.

——The best sizes for children’s room doors are: Dengke, Guizi, Daji, and Yili.

If the door opening numbers on the Luban ruler are converted into metric sizes, the usual lucky numbers are:

21--23 cm, 40--42cm, 60--62cm, 81cm, 88cm, 89cm,
106--108cm, 126-- 128cm, 133cm, 146cm, 155cm, 171--176cm,
191--198cm, 211--216cm, 231--236cm, 241cm, 253--256cm, 261--263cm,
275cm, 281--283cm,

generally Generally speaking, the height of modern doors does not exceed 283cm. For ordinary residences, the width of the door (i.e. the brightness, which is the horizontal distance of the inner wall of the door frame, excluding the thickness of the door frame) is mostly 108cm, and the height is mostly about 212cm, while the door The width is mostly 81cm, and the height is mostly 198cm. This size is suitable for everyone.

[Lu Ban Jing] believes that it is best for ordinary people to install "wealth gate" and "auspicious gate" in their homes.

A single door should be opened with the auspicious size of "two feet and eight inches" portal. The
small single door should be opened two feet and one inch, that is, 67.2 centimeters, which is the Yimen; the single door should be opened two feet and eight inches, that is, 89.6 centimeters, and it is the Jimen; the
small double door should be opened four feet three inches and one minute, That is, 137.92 centimeters is the auspicious gate; a double door should be four feet, three inches and eight minutes, that is, 140.16 centimeters, and it is the wealth gate;
large double doors should be five feet, six inches, and six minutes, that is, 181.12 centimeters, and it is the auspicious gate.

Geely dimensions are widely used. " Shi Lin Guangji " believes that these are auspicious dimensions and can be used in all aspects of interior layout.

One inch (3.2 cm) is "wealth"; six inches (19.2 cm) is "righteousness";
One foot and six inches (51.2 cm) is "wealth"; Two feet and one inch (67.2 cm) is "righteousness";
Two A ruler of eight feet (89.6 cm) is "auspicious"; a length of three feet and six inches (115.2 cm) is "righteousness"; a length of five feet and six inches (179.2 cm) is "auspicious"; and a length of seven feet and one inch (227.2 cm) is "auspicious". ;
seven feet and eight inches (249.6 cm) is "righteousness"; eight feet and eight inches (281.6 cm) is "auspicious";
one foot and one inch (323.2 cm) is "wealth".

Of course, the Luban ruler is only the standard for door furniture in ancient houses. For modern houses, the size of the Luban ruler can only be used as a reference. The size of the door and furniture is ultimately determined by people's activity needs and the actual situation of the house. As long as the size is moderate, convenient and practical, there is no need to stick to rules.

Luban ruler's big size: 0-54cm, 16.2cm-26.8cm, 37.5cm-48.3cm,
59.1cm-69.8cm, 80.5cm-91.3cm, 102cm-112.7cm,
123.4cm-134.2 cm, 144.9cm-155.6cm, 166.4cm-177.1cm,
187.8cm-198.5cm, 209.3cm-220.1cm, 230.8cm-241.5cm,
252.2cm-263cm, 273.8cm-284.5cm, and above The number is good luck. Can be used for doors and windows