Names of Principal Parts of a Chinese Building Roof屋頂Tou-Kung斗栱ColumnorWall柱或墻PlatformorStylobate階基構架 gòujià — the structural frame, from ridge purlin down to the column feetThe Structural Frame構架鴟尾 chīwěi — “owl’s tail” ornament terminating the main ridge鴟尾Ch’ih-wei正脊 zhèngjǐ — main ridge正脊Main Ridge脊槫 jǐtuán — ridge purlin脊槫Ridge Purlin垂脊 chuíjǐ — hip (descending ridge)垂脊Hip垂獸 chuíshòu — hip beast垂獸Ch’ui-shou蹲獸 dūnshòu — row of squatting beasts along the hip蹲獸Tsun-shou平槫 píngtuán — intermediate purlins平槫Intermediate Purlins平梁 píngliáng — top (two-rafter) beam平梁Beam四椽栿 sìchuánfú — four-rafter beam四椽栿Beam橑檐枋或槫 liáoyánfāng / tuán — eave purlin (tie-beam or round purlin)橑檐枋或槫Eave Purlin柱頭鋪作 zhùtóu pūzuò — bracket set on column top柱頭鋪作Set onColumn補間鋪作 bǔjiān pūzuò — intermediate (intercolumnar) bracket set補間鋪作Intermediate Set轉角鋪作 zhuǎnjiǎo pūzuò — corner bracket set轉角鋪作Corner Set闌額 lán’é — lintel (architrave) tying the column tops闌額Lintel角柱 jiǎozhù — corner column角柱Corner Column平柱 píngzhù — central-bay columns平柱Central BayColumns柱礎 zhùchǔ — column base柱礎Base地栿 dìfú — sill地栿Sill壓闌石 yālánshí — curb stone along the platform edge壓闌石Curb角柱石 jiǎozhùshí — corner pier of the platform角柱石Corner Pier隔身版柱 géshēn bǎnzhù — intermediate piers of the platform隔身版柱Intermediate Piers踏道 tàdào — steps踏道StepsNames of Principal Parts of a Chinese Building中國建築主要部份名稱圖梁思成