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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "檻", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "檻", and master the standard way of writing the character "檻".
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檻 (jiàn)
Meaning:
1. A fence for livestock and wild animals.
關牲畜野獸的柵欄。
2. A cart used for imprisonment or transport of prisoners.
檻車;囚車。
3. Tools for capturing wild animals.
捕捉野獸的機具。
4. Confinement; imprisonment.
禁閉;拘囚。
5. Railing; board between levels.
欄杆;欄板。
6. A boat with boards added on all sides.
四方加板的船。
7. Same as “㯺”, meaning a cabinet.
同“㯺”。櫃。
8. Same as “濫”. Referring to a spring that gushes forth.
通“ 濫 ”。檻泉,噴涌之泉。
Additional Details:
1. A cart with a cage for prisoners.
檻車;囚車 ([En.] cart with a cage for prisoners)
引: 《說文•木部》:“檻,木櫳也。一曰圈。”《廣雅•釋宫》:“檻,牢也。”
2. A wooden cage; a pen for animals.
關牲畜野獸的柵欄 ([En.] wooden cage; pen for animals)
引: 《說文》:“一曰圈也。”
3. A baluster; the vertical wood of a railing.
欄杆的縱木 ([En.] baluster)
引: 《漢書・朱雲傳》:雲攀殿檻。
4. The horizontal wood in a railing.
欄杆的橫木 ([En.] rail)
引: 《楚辭•招魂》:坐堂伏檻,臨曲池些。
5. A general term for railings.
泛指欄杆 ([En.] balustrade)
引: 王勃《滕王閣序》:閣中帝子今何在?檻外長江空自流。
6. A trap for capturing wild animals.
捕捉野獸的機具 ([En.] trap)
引: 《後漢書・法雄傳》:毀壞檻宑。
7. A boat with all sides boarded up.
四方加板的船 ([En.] boat with boards on all sides)
8. A bathtub (related to the concept of restricting water flow).
通「濫」。浴盆 ([En.] bathtub)
引: 《莊子•則陽》:同檻而浴。
Furthermore:
1. A threshold or door limit.
門檻;門限。
2. A threshold; door limit.
門檻;門限。引: 《明史•太祖紀一》:“拔潼關而守之,扼其户檻。”
Note:
檻 (kǎn) refers to a cage, a cell, or imprisonment.
Also referred to as a threshold in specific contexts.
Another form of the character is primarily recognized as 'jiàn.'