cìjiān 次間

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Terms

  • cijian (Pinyin without tones)
  • 次間 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 次间 (Simplified Chinese)
  • cìjiān (Pinyin)
  • tz'u-chien (Wade-Giles)

Gloss

    the bays on either side of the central bay; secondary bays or side bays (Guo 2002, 27; Fu 2017, 351)1

    明間兩側的開間。1

Works Cited

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  • 1 GUO. 2002. A Visual Dictionary of Chinese Architecture, 27.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; FU. 2017. Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays, 351.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

Broad Match: building frame

How to Cite This Entry

CMW S21, “ 次間cìjiān” in Architectura Sinica last modified May 21, 2021, https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000150.

Bibliography:

CMW S21, “ 次間cìjiān.” In Architectura Sinica, edited by Tracy Miller. Entry published March 20, 2021. https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000150.

About this Entry

Entry Title: 次間cìjiān

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

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  • Data entry, adding citations and gloss 2021 by MIAO Tongxi 繆彤茜

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