槛 (jiàn): banister, balustrade, cage for animal or prisoner
槛 (jiàn) is a Chinese character meaning “banister.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 监 (phonetic). It ranks #2896 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 槛 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- banister
- balustrade
- cage for animal or prisoner
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 门槛noun | mén kǎn | doorstep |
| 踏破门槛 | tā pò mén kǎn | to wear out the doorstep (idiom) |
| 核门槛 | hé mén jiàn | nuclear threshold |
| 下槛 | xià kǎn | (architecture) doorsill |
| 朱云折槛 | zhū yún zhé jiàn | (idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption,... |
| 槛车noun | jiàn chē | cart with cage, used to escort prisoner |
| 云窗雾槛 | yún chuāng wù kǎn | cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom) |
| 槛花笼鹤 | jiàn huā lóng hè | a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom) |
| 笼鸟槛猿 | lóng niǎo jiàn yuán | bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom) |
| 雕楹碧槛 | diāo yíng bì kǎn | carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom) |
| 阑槛 | lán jiàn | railing |
| 笼槛 | lóng jiàn | cage (for animals) |
| 轩槛 | xuān jiàn | railings of a balcony |
槛 appears in 13 compound words: 15 as the first character, 77 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 槛 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 槛.
Example Sentences
爷爷在门前种了一棵槛苗，现在已经长得很高了。
yé yé zài mén qián zhǒng le yī kē jiàn miáo , xiàn zài yǐ jīng cháng dé hěn gāo le .
Grandpa planted a sapling by the door, and now it has grown quite tall.
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yǐng zhèng yuàn fàng kuān wài jí bāng yòng shēn qǐng mén jiàn wáng wǎn 谕 hū xū zhèng fǔ ná diào shǎo zǐ huà jiǎ miàn jù
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贝恩资本减持股份跌破3分之1门槛 铠侠经营自主权显着提升
bèi ēn zī běn jiǎn chí gǔ fèn diē pò 3 fēn zhī 1 mén jiàn 铠 xiá jīng yíng zì zhǔ quán xiǎn zhe tí shēng
Bain Capital's stake has fallen below the one-third threshold, significantly enhancing Kioxia's operational autonomy
...拟配现金0.15元 股东会时间、纪念品门槛一次看
. . . nǐ pèi xiàn jīn 0 . 1 5 yuán gǔ dōng huì shí jiān , jì niàn pǐn mén jiàn yī cì kàn
... It is proposed to allocate cash of 0.15 yuan, the time of the shareholders' meeting, and the threshold of souvenirs at one time
上海救房市松绑限购令 非本地籍居民买房门槛降低
shàng hǎi jiù fáng shì sōng bǎng xiàn gòu lìng fēi běn dì jí jū mín mǎi fáng mén jiàn jiàng dī
Shanghai rescues the housing market relaxes the purchase restriction order The threshold for non-local residents to buy a house has been lowered
公立国中只剩穷人与8+9?私校门槛曝光 两派网友掀论战
gōng lì guó zhōng zhī shèng qióng rén yǔ 8 9 ? sī jiào mén jiàn pù guāng liǎng pài wǎng yǒu xiān lùn zhàn
Only the poor and 8+9 are left in public junior high schools? The threshold of private schools was exposed, and the two factions of netizens started a debate
参赛门槛非常高。
Cānsài ménkǎn fēicháng gāo.
The contest has very strict eligibility requirements.
Character Family
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