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Character Decomposition
槛=木+监
Etymology
wood
Meanings2 pronunciations
jiàn
banister
balustrade
cage for animal or prisoner
to transport caged prisoner on a cart
kǎn
door sill
threshold
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Words with 槛 58 total
cage (for animals)笼槛lóng jiànrailing · fence · banisters阑槛lán jiàndoorstep · sill · threshold · fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)门槛mén kǎnrailings of a balcony轩槛xuān jiàn(architecture) doorsill下槛xià kǎncart with cage, used to escort prisoner槛车jiàn chēnuclear threshold核门槛hé mén jiànbird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner笼鸟槛猿lóng niǎo jiàn yuáncloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds云窗雾槛yún chuāng wù kǎn(idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly · also pr. zhūyún-shéjiàn朱云折槛zhū yún zhé jiàna flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner槛花笼鹤jiàn huā lóng hèto wear out the doorstep (idiom) · to crowd at sb's door踏破门槛tā pò mén kǎncarved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment雕楹碧槛diāo yíng bì kǎn
Idioms with 槛 5 total Chain
carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment雕楹碧槛diāo yíng bì kǎna flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner槛花笼鹤jiàn huā lóng hèbird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner笼鸟槛猿lóng niǎo jiàn yuáncloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds云窗雾槛yún chuāng wù kǎn(idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly · also pr. zhūyún-shéjiàn朱云折槛zhū yún zhé jiàn
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