Glossary · C
Cejiao
Also called ce jiao, anssollim, inward lean
The inward inclination of the outer columns of a Chinese hall (1/100 of their height on the front and back, 8/1000 on the ends), which stiffens the frame. Korean anssollim.
See also: Shengqi
Rules that use the word
Cejiao: lean the columns inward. Set the heads of the outer columns inward: on the front and back by 1 fen for every chi of height (1/100), on the ends by 8 li per chi (8/1000); the corner columns lean both ways.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters China, Japan and Korea.
A feature of Chinese architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Catenary · Cavea · Cavetto · Cavetto cornice · Cella · Centring · Chadar · Chaitya