jiān 間

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Terms

  • jian (Pinyin without tones)
  • 間 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 间 (Simplified Chinese)
  • jiān (Pinyin)
  • chien (Wade-Giles)

Gloss

    bay(s) (Fu 2017, 358); spatial unit between two pillars (in elevation), but can include the spatial unit described by the four pillars on each corner of a one-bay square unit; 1-bay elevation x 1-bay section (Kroll 2015, 196; Guo 2002, 45)1

    通常指兩柱之間；也可指四柱圍合成的空間。1

    


Works Cited

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  • 1 FU. 2017. Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays, 358.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; KROLL. 2015. A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese, 196.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; GUO. 2002. A Visual Dictionary of Chinese Architecture, 45.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

Broad Match: building frame

How to Cite This Entry

CMW S21, “ 間 jiān” in Architectura Sinica last modified April 18, 2021, https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000149.

Bibliography:

CMW S21, “ 間 jiān.” In Architectura Sinica, edited by Tracy Miller. Entry published March 20, 2021. https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000149.

About this Entry

Entry Title: 間 jiān

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  • Tracy Miller, editor, Architectura Sinica
  • ZHUGE Jing 諸葛净, associate editor, Architectural Terminology
  • CMW S21, entry contributor, “ 間 jiān”

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  • Data entry, adding citation(s) and gloss by MIAO Tongxi 繆彤茜

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