xúanshān 懸山

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Terms

  • xuanshan (Pinyin without tones)
  • 懸山 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 悬山 (Simplified Chinese)
  • xúanshān (Pinyin)
  • hsüan-shan (Wade-Giles)

Gloss

    overhanging gable roof (Fu 2017, 370)1

    一種兩坡,並且在山面挑出的屋頂形式。1

Works Cited

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  • 1 FU. 2017. Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays, 370.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

Broad Match: building frame

How to Cite This Entry

CMW S21, “ 懸山xúanshān” in Architectura Sinica last modified March 24, 2021, https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000146.

Bibliography:

CMW S21, “ 懸山xúanshān.” In Architectura Sinica, edited by Tracy Miller. Entry published March 24, 2021. https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000146.

About this Entry

Entry Title: 懸山xúanshān

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  • Tracy Miller, editor, Architectura Sinica
  • ZHUGE Jing 諸葛净, associate editor, Architectural Terminology
  • CMW S21, entry contributor, “ 懸山xúanshān

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  • Website coordination by Yuh-Fen Benda
  • Data entry, adding citations by ZHUGE Jing 諸葛净

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