帘 (lián): flag used as a shop sign, hanging screen or curtain
帘 (lián) is a Chinese character meaning “flag used as a shop sign.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 穴 (structural) and 巾 (structural). It ranks #2375 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 帘 a curtain 巾 at the entrance to a cave 穴. Its radical form 巾 (cloth) appears in many related characters such as 师 (shī, teacher), 帮 (bāng, to help), 常 (cháng, always).
Definitions
- flag used as a shop sign
- hanging screen or curtain
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA curtain 巾 at the entrance to a cave 穴
Decomposition: ⿱穴巾 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窗帘 | chuāng lián | window curtains |
| 帘子 | lián zi | curtain |
| 眼帘 | yǎn lián | eyes (in literature) |
| 映入眼帘 | yìng rù yǎn lián | (idiom) to greet the eye |
| 帘布 | lián bù | cord fabric used in vehicle tires |
| 垂帘听政 | chuí lián tīng zhèng | lit. to govern from behind the curtain |
| 卷帘门 | juǎn lián mén | variant of 捲簾門|卷帘门[juan3 lian2 men2] |
| 水帘洞 | shuǐ lián dòng | cave with a waterfall at its mouth |
| 酒帘 | jiǔ lián | wine shop sign |
| 卷帘 | juǎn lián | roller shutter |
| 帘幕 | lián mù | hanging screen |
| 帐帘 | zhàng lián | drapery |
| 浴帘 | yù lián | shower curtain |
帘 appears in 13 compound words: 23 as the first character, 54 as the last, and 23 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 帘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
这个帘字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě lián zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "帘" had different meanings in ancient Chinese.
...6年手把手教你怎么选适合高端场景的电动窗帘!
. . . 6 nián shǒu bǎ shǒu jiào nǐ zěn má xuǎn shì gě gāo duān chǎng jǐng de diàn dòng chuāng lián !
...6 years of step-by-step guidance on how to choose electric curtains for high-end settings!
京都浴屏设计独特 告别传统浴帘缺点
jīng dōu yù bǐng shè jì dú tè gào bié chuán tǒng yù lián quē diǎn
Kyoto's bath screen design is unique, say goodbye to the shortcomings of traditional shower curtains
一座岛屿映入眼帘。
Yī zuò dǎoyǔ yìngrùyǎnlián.
An island came in sight.
当我们走到转角处，湖就映入了眼帘。
Dāng wǒmen zǒu dào zhuǎnjiǎo chǔ, hú jiù yìngrù le yǎnlián.
As we went around the corner, the lake came into view.
因为窗帘闭上了，所以无法望进里面。
Yīnwèi chuānglián bìshang le, suǒyǐ wúfǎ wàng jìn lǐ miàn.
I can't see in because the curtains are closed.
我换了窗帘后，房间看起来不同了。
Wǒ huàn le chuānglián hòu, fángjiān kànqǐlai bù tóng le.
The room looks different after I've changed the curtains.
绿色的毯子和这条蓝色的帘子不配。
Lǜsè de tǎnzi hé zhè tiáo lánsè de liánzi bù pèi.
A green carpet will not go with this blue curtain.
当我拉开了窗帘时，在下雪呢。
Dāng wǒ lākāi le chuānglián shí, zài xiàxuě ne.
When I opened the curtains, it was snowing.
她把窗帘挂在窗户上。
Tā bǎ chuānglián guà zài chuānghu shàng.
She hung a curtain over the window.
Character Family
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