kǎn

door sill; threshold; banister

#3379

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 3379th character
Radical ⽊ (75.10)
Strokes 14
Index # 3079
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

槛 kǎn
  1. 1. door sill
  2. 2. threshold
槛 jiàn
  1. 1. banister
  2. 2. balustrade
  3. 3. cage for animal or prisoner
  4. 4. to transport caged prisoner on a cart

Stroke order

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Words containing 槛

Word Meaning
threshold; doorstep; sill
doorsill
boldly speak out to criticize authority
nuclear threshold
a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
cart with cage, used to escort prisoner
cage (for animals)
bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
to wear out the doorstep (idiom); to crowd at sb's door
railings of a balcony
railing; fence; banisters
richly carved pillars and railings
tower so high it reaches clouds and mist
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