A　restoring　force　model　of　through-tenon　and　half-tenon　joints　was　studied　with　a　certain　level　of　universality.　To　address　the　differences　among　data　collected　under　different　test　conditions,　test　data　collected　via　throughtenon　and　half-tenon　joints　were　counted　and　fitted,　and　their　similarities　were　then　generalized.　To　better　simulate　the　gap　and　stiffness　degradation　between　the　through-tenon　and　half-tenon　joints,　the　skeleton　curves　frameworks　were　simplified　into　four　phases,　namely　sliding,　elastic,　yielding,　and　failure.　The　normalized　control　parameters　collected　through　the　characteristics　of　the　framework　of　through-tenon　and　halftenon　joints,　as　well　as　the　different　coefficients　of　strength　degradation　and　stiffness　degradation　were　calculated.　The　hysteretic　rules　of　the　restoring　force　model　of　through-tenon　and　half-tenon　joints　were　developed.　Through　case　study,　the　results　show　that　the　MAPE　(mean　absolute　percentage　error)　and　R2　(coefficient　of　determination)　of　experimental　data　in　the　references　and　simulated　data　of　through-tenon　are　respectively　12.570%　and　0.735,　while　those　of　half-tenon　are　respectively　11.763%　and　0.772;　and　the　restoring　force　model　of　throughtenon　and　half-tenon　joints　being　constructed　had　a　certain　level　of　universality.　The　results　demonstrated　that　the　construction　of　refined　finite　element　analysis　model　of　Chinese　ancient　timber　architectures　can　be　simplified　to　a　certain　extent　to　meet　the　pressing　time　for　seismic　performance　analysis　of　many　ancient　timber　architectures.　It　provides　researchers　with　an　innovative　pathway　to　enhance　the　efficiency　of　seismic　performance　analysis　of　ancient　timber　architectures.