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檐
yán
the eaves of a house; edge, brim
🔤 Pictophonetic:
木 (wood) provides meaning, 詹 provides pronunciation
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詹
talkative, verbose; surname
🔤 Pictophonetic:
言 (speech) provides meaning, 厂 provides pronunciation
13 strokes
Words Using 檐 (9)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
檐
↗
yán
eaves / ledge or brim
yán
檐
↗
eaves / ledge or brim
屋檐
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wūyán
eaves
wūyán
屋檐
↗
eaves
帽檐
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màoyán
brim (of a hat)
màoyán
帽檐
↗
brim (of a hat)
房檐
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fángyán
eaves
fángyán
房檐
↗
eaves
挑檐
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tiǎoyán
eaves
tiǎoyán
挑檐
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eaves
檐下
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yánxià
underside of the eaves
yánxià
檐下
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underside of the eaves
密檐塔
↗
mìyántǎ
multi-eaved pagoda
mìyántǎ
密檐塔
↗
multi-eaved pagoda
飞檐走壁
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fēiyánzǒubì
to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)
fēiyánzǒubì
飞檐走壁
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to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)
封檐板
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fēngyánbǎn
barge board / weather board / eaves board (construction)
fēngyánbǎn
封檐板
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barge board / weather board / eaves board (construction)