Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 槛
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槛 |
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Meaning |
banister, balustrade, cage, door sill, threshold |
Pronunciation |
jiàn, kǎn |
Explanation |
Left: tree 木, right: supervise 监 (For the cut bamboo 监 [= knife刂 & half bamboo 竹] is a bowl 皿 for its supervision) |
Mnemonic
| Wood that 'supervises' is a banister or door sill. |
Radicals
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木
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tree | |
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监
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to supervise, jail | (Top: cut bamboo and half of bamboo 竹), below: bowl 皿 .... For cut bamboo (snippets/shred) I need a bowl to "supervise" it.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 门槛 |
mén kǎn |
doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) | | 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 | | 雕楹碧槛 |
diāo yíng bì kǎn |
carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment |
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