sì'ēdǐng
- Scope note
- Si'e (literally “fourfold” “slopes” Kroll 2015, 429, 98) is a roof type usually translated “hip roof” in a literal translation of the specific roof type in English. Until the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was generally believed that “e 阿” referred to the roof eaves, and that "si`e " (four eaves) therefore meant the eaves on all four sides of a building. In the Yingzao fashi 營造法式 (1103), the si`e hall（si’e diange 四阿殿閣) is also called "five-ridge hall”（wuji dian 五脊殿) as well as "wudian” 吳殿) , referring to a roof with a central ridge, and four sloping ridges where the surfaces of the roof slopes meet. According to references in ancient texts, the term si`e 四阿 first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and was used until the Qing Dynasty. However, in records before the Tang Dynasty, it is difficult to understand the precise meaning of the term. In the Qing Dynasty, this kind of roof was generally called wudianding 廡殿頂. Si'e (literally “fourfold” “slopes” Kroll 2015, 429, 98) is a roof type usually translated “hip roof” in a literal translation of the specific roof type in English. Until the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was generally believed that “e 阿” referred to the roof eaves, and that "si`e " (four eaves) therefore meant the eaves on all four sides of a building. In the Yingzao fashi 營造法式 (1103), the si`e hall（si’e diange 四阿殿閣) is also called "five-ridge hall”（wuji dian 五脊殿) as well as "wudian” 吳殿) , referring to a roof with a central ridge, and four sloping ridges where the surfaces of the roof slopes meet. According to references in ancient texts, the term si`e 四阿 first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and was used until the Qing Dynasty. However, in records before the Tang Dynasty, it is difficult to understand the precise meaning of the term. In the Qing Dynasty, this kind of roof was generally called wudianding 廡殿頂.
- Date of creation: 29-Apr-2024
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024 
