Chinese Architecture - Classification By Structure

Classification By Structure

Chinese classifications for architecture include:

• 亭 (Chinese: 亭; pinyin: Tíng) ting (Chinese pavilions)
• 臺 (simplified Chinese: 台; traditional Chinese: 臺; pinyin: Taí) tai (terraces)
• 樓 (simplified Chinese: 楼; traditional Chinese: 樓; pinyin: Lóu) lou (Multistory buildings)
• 閣 (simplified Chinese: 阁; traditional Chinese: 閣; pinyin: Gé) ge (Two-story pavilions)

• 軒 (轩) xuan (Verandas with windows)
• 塔 ta (Chinese pagodas)
• 榭 xie (Pavilions or houses on terraces)
• 屋 wu (Rooms along roofed corridors)
• 斗拱(Chinese: 斗拱; pinyin: Dǒugǒng) dougong interlocking wooden brackets, often used in clusters to support roofs and add ornamentation.
• 藻井 Caisson domed or coffered ceiling