ㄎㄢ ˇ

kǎn

door sill

檻 is an 18 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as kǎn in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as jiàn.

In simplified Chinese the character 槛 is used.

It is made up of the components 木 (wood) and 監 (oversee).

  • 檻
    ㄎㄢ ˇ

    kǎn

    door sill

    • 木
      ㄇㄨ ˋ

      mù

      wood

    • 監
      ㄐㄧㄢ

      jiān

      oversee

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 檻

kǎn
jiàn

Definitions for 檻 pronounced as kǎn

  • door sill
  • threshold

Definitions for 檻 pronounced as jiàn

  • banister
  • balustrade
  • cage for animal or prisoner
  • to transport caged prisoner on a cart

Vocabulary

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