匾,古字通“扁”,本意为户册,后来引伸而成门户上的名牌,如“某府”或“某宅”,今天国内已经不习惯用这种方式标示自家的住宅,而在日本,这种方式仍然流行,不过不像古代中国多横于门眉之上,而是悬于院门之侧,写着“山田”、“野村”等,形制也要小得多。后来在中国,“匾”多起着对建筑的命名作用,如颐和园的“畅 Plaque, the ancient word pass “flat”, intended for the family register, and later extended from the door of the brand name, such as “a house” or “a house” today is not accustomed to marking their own home in this way, In Japan, this method is still popular, but unlike the ancient China which is superfluous, it is hung on the side of the courtyard and says “Yamada” and “Nomura”. The formation is also much smaller. Later in China, “plaque” played a naming role of architecture, such as the Summer Palace "Chang