Memory phrase for the Kanji: 槛
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
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Wood that 'supervises' is a banister or door sill.
Radicals
木
tree
监
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.
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Vocabulary
8546 8547 8548
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
雕楹碧槛
diāo yíng bì kǎn