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jiàn banister; balustrade 4 definitions kǎn door sill

Definitions

  1. 1. banister
  2. 2. balustrade
  3. 3. cage for animal or prisoner
  4. 4. to transport caged prisoner on a cart

Words Containing 槛

门槛
mén kǎn

doorstep

下槛
xià kǎn

doorsill

槛花笼鹤
jiàn huā lóng hè

a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner

槛车
jiàn chē

cart with cage, used to escort prisoner

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

踏破门槛
tā pò mén kǎn

to wear out the doorstep (idiom)

轩槛
xuān jiàn

railings of a balcony

阑槛
lán jiàn

railing

阑槛
lán kǎn

see 闌檻|阑槛[lán jiàn]

雕楹碧槛
diāo yíng bì kǎn

carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment

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