Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "簾", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "簾", and master the standard way of writing the character "簾".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 簾
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "簾" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
簾
1. A device made of bamboo, reeds, or fabric used to cover windows and doors.
- “簾,堂簾也。” (From "Shuowen Jiezi" Bamboo section)
- “簾,編竹帷也。” (From "Yupian" Bamboo section)
2. Referring to some equipment shaped like a curtain.
- 清王士禛《趙北口》:“夜火蟹簾多。” (Translation: "At night, there are many fire crabs resembling curtains.")
3. A name for a type of coal.
- 《古今韻會舉要•鹽韻》:“簾,籜名。” (Translation: "The term '簾' is a name for coal.")
4. It can also mean “匳”, which refers to a small box.
- 《樂府詩集•雜曲歌辭•焦仲卿妻》:“箱簾六七十,緑碧青絲繩。” (Translation: "Boxes and curtains are sixty or seventy, with green silk cords.")
Noun: A device woven from bamboo strips or fabrics to cover windows and doors.
- Example phrases: "门帘" (door curtain), "窗帘" (window curtain), "竹帘" (bamboo curtain), "垂帘听政" (governing behind a curtain).
- 唐.杜甫〈客夜〉诗曰: “入帘残月影,高枕远江声。” (Translation: "Entering the curtain, there is the shadow of the crescent moon, resting high, the sound of the distant river.")