kǎn

door sill; threshold; banister

Character data

Radical ⽊ (75.14)
Strokes 18
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

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

Words containing 檻

Word Meaning
doorsill
to boldly speak out against power
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
threshold; doorstep; sill
railing; fence; banisters
carved pillars and rails; rich, ornate setting
lofty tower in cloud and mist
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