chūjì

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Scope note
Chuji 出際 is the name of a roofing structure used in both shaliangtou (hip-gable) and bushaliangtou (overhanging gable) roofs in which the purlins extend beyond the wall plane so that the roof overhangs at the two gable ends. Meaning, literally, "protruding beyond the limit" (of a gable wall), chuji can also refer to the part of the roof overhanging beyond the gables, and in that use it is synonymous with the term wufei 屋廢 (lit. “roof end”) (Chen 2010, 126; Pan and He 2005, 61). The term chuji is only found in the Yingzao fashi. In the Qing dynasty, the distance at which the roof protruded from the gable walls was usually determined by the length of the entire purlin rather than only the part extending beyond the gable wall surface. Perhaps as a consequence, the term chuji was no longer commonly used.
chūjì
Accepted term: 15-Dec-2025