Abstract:The Yingzao Fashi system stipulates that “All four ears should be separated into the inner wall and the inner wall of the mouth”, and gives the method of opening the mouth of Huachong: “Huachong opens at the bottom, deep 5 minutes, wide 20 minutes”. The structure of hua-gong can match with the diaphragm ear. However, the size of the diaphragm ear and the Huachong chi-kung mouth does not exactly match, and there is a size gap between the two. Through literature investigation, it is found that there are different opinions on the function of the diaphragm ear and the size gap in the existing literature, and there is fuzzy understanding, even ignoring the existence of the size gap. In view of the above problems, based on the analysis of the force mechanism of the bucket ear and the diaphragm ear, combined with the actual construction and installation of the project, this paper clarifies the reason of the size gap, and points out that the diaphragm ear is the tie reinforcement of the bucket ear. It is further proved that there is a mechanical relationship between the gap ear and the height of the bucket ear from the degradation of the gap ear and the rheological process of the height reduction of the bucket ear in the regional traditional wooden building.