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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 is used.

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

  • ㄎㄢ ˇ

    kǎn

    door sill

    • ㄇㄨ ˋ

      wood

    • 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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