Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Components (hierarchy name)
4. components (objects parts)
5. [components by specific context]
6. architectural elements
7. [structural elements and components for structural elements]
8. structural elements
9. [supporting and resisting elements]

Anotations

Scope note:

Pingshui (lit. “level water”) can be defined as a method of compensating for the height difference between the purlins on the front/back (zhengmian 正面) and sides (shanmian 山面) of buildings with hip (wudian 廡殿) or hip-gable (xieshan 歇山) roofs, often by adding a board (dianban 墊板) above the pillar to lift the purlins.