Chinese Word: 槛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

槛 (Trad.: 檻)Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:监 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 监 [ jiān ] to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail

Similar Characters: 褴滥

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Pinyin: kǎn

English Definition:door sill; threshold

Chinese Definition:
①(门槛)门下的横木。亦作“门坎”；亦称“门限”。

Example Words:

门槛	mén kǎn	doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
雕楹碧槛	diāo yíng bì kǎn	carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment
下槛	xià kǎn	doorsill
云窗雾槛	yún chuāng wù kǎn	cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds
朱云折槛	zhū yún zhē kǎn	Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly

Pinyin: jiàn

English Definition:banister; balustrade; cage for animal or prisoner; to transport caged prisoner on a cart

Chinese Definition:
①栏杆：“阁中帝子今何在？槛外长江空自流”。
②圈(juān)兽类的栅栏：槛车(ａ．运兽用的有栏杆的车；b．古代押运囚犯的车)。槛阱。槛圈(juàn)。

Example Words:

核门槛	hé mén jiàn	nuclear threshold
轩槛	xuān jiàn	railings of a balcony
笼槛	lóng jiàn	cage (for animals)
笼鸟槛猿	lóng niǎo jiàn yuán	bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
阑槛	lán jiàn	railing; fence; banisters

1		tā 她 yǐ 倚 zài 在 chuāng kǎn 窗槛 shàng 上 bú duàn 不断 xiàng 向 jìn gōng zhě 进攻者 shè jī 射击。 Bearing on the windowsill, she kept firing at the attackers.
2		zěn yàng 怎样 cái néng 才能 shùn lì 顺利 kuà guò 跨过 liú xué 留学 qiān zhèng 签证 zhè 这 dào 道 kǎn 槛？ How can we successfully crossed the threshold student visa the Road?
3		ruò 若 méi yǒu 没有 jī 机 kǎn 槛， què niǎo 雀鸟 qǐ néng 岂能 xiàn 陷 zài 在 wǎng luó 网罗 lǐ 里 ne 呢。 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him?
4		nà ge 那个 nán hái 男孩 bǎ 把 gùn zi 棍子 cóng 从 shòu 兽 kǎn 槛 de 的 tiě zhà 铁栅 jiān 间 shēn 伸 jìn qù 进去。 The boy poked the stick through the bars of the cage.
5		kuài lè 快乐 jiù 就 qī xī 栖息 zài 在 nǐ 你 de 的 chuāng kǎn 窗槛 shàng 上， bǎ 把 tā 它 qǐng 请 jìn lái 进来 ba 吧。 Happiness is perched on your windowsill, invite it in.

1		tā 她 yǐ 倚 zài 在 chuāng kǎn 窗槛 shàng 上 bú duàn 不断 xiàng 向 jìn gōng zhě 进攻者 shè jī 射击。 Bearing on the windowsill, she kept firing at the attackers.
2		zěn yàng 怎样 cái néng 才能 shùn lì 顺利 kuà guò 跨过 liú xué 留学 qiān zhèng 签证 zhè 这 dào 道 kǎn 槛？ How can we successfully crossed the threshold student visa the Road?
3		ruò 若 méi yǒu 没有 jī 机 kǎn 槛， què niǎo 雀鸟 qǐ néng 岂能 xiàn 陷 zài 在 wǎng luó 网罗 lǐ 里 ne 呢。 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him?
4		nà ge 那个 nán hái 男孩 bǎ 把 gùn zi 棍子 cóng 从 shòu 兽 kǎn 槛 de 的 tiě zhà 铁栅 jiān 间 shēn 伸 jìn qù 进去。 The boy poked the stick through the bars of the cage.
5		kuài lè 快乐 jiù 就 qī xī 栖息 zài 在 nǐ 你 de 的 chuāng kǎn 窗槛 shàng 上， bǎ 把 tā 它 qǐng 请 jìn lái 进来 ba 吧。 Happiness is perched on your windowsill, invite it in.