GARGOYLE    脊飾

SCULPTURE as ORNAMENT ON a ROOF.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard word chī wěn 鴟吻 is first attested in TANG, but the fish-tail gargoyle is found in archeological finds from Han times. See HUANG's illustrations.
Hypernym
  • ORNAMENT　ARTEFFACT USED so as to PUT it on something FOR EMBELLISHING this thing. (anc: 5/0, child: 4)
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • 古代文化詞異集類辨考 Gudai wenhua ci yi ji lei bian kao ( HUANG JINGUI 1995) p. 1168

  • 漢代無知文化資料圖說 ( SUN JI) p. 168

    • Words (3 items)

    吻獸  wěn shòu OC: mɯnʔ qjus MC: mi̯un ɕɨu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npost-Han, YUAN: gargoyle on the descending eaves on the main roof; not attested in Han times
    鴟吻  chī wěn OC: thjil mɯnʔ MC: tɕhi mi̯un 0 Attributions

    The standard word chī wěn 鴟吻 is first attested in TANG, but the fish-tail gargoyle is found in archeological finds from Han times. See HUANG's illustrations.

      Syntactic words
    • NPTANG: gargoyle in the shape of fantastic animals on the rooftop, typically in the shape of a fantastic fish-tail, as current in Han times
    鴟尾  chī wěi OC: thjil mɯlʔ MC: tɕhi mɨi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPYANSHIJIAXUN: gargoyle on the rooftop, typically in the shape of a fantastic fish-tail, as current in Han times