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noun | chuāng lián | window curtains |
| 帘子noun | lián zi | curtain |
| 眼帘noun | 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phrase | 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 |
| 水帘洞 | shuǐ lián dòng | cave with a waterfall at its mouth |
| 酒帘noun | jiǔ lián | wine shop sign |
| 卷帘 | juǎn lián | roller shutter |
| 帘幕 | lián mù | hanging screen |
| 帐帘 | zhàng lián | drapery |
| 浴帘noun | 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.
平江路上,银幕里的苏州映入眼帘。
píng jiāng lù shàng , yín mù lǐ de sū zhōu yìng rù yǎn lián .
On Pingjiang Road, the Suzhou depicted on the silver screen comes into view.
邀请朋友来家里时也尴尬:明明是白天,想找个下饭综艺却得先拉窗帘,体验实在不佳。
yāo qǐng péng yǒu lái jiā lǐ shí yě gān gà : míng míng shì bái tiān , xiǎng zhǎo gè xià fàn zèng yì què dé xiān lā chuāng lián , tǐ yàn shí zài bù jiā .
It’s also awkward when I invite friends over: even though it’s broad daylight, I have to close the curtains just to find a variety show to watch while we eat—it’s really not a great experience.
灯光、窗帘和门锁按照预设规则运转,Siri 只是多种控制方式的其一。
dēng guāng , chuāng lián hé mén suǒ àn zhào yù shè guī zé yùn zhuǎn , S i r i zhī shì duō zhǒng kòng zhì fāng shì de qí yī .
The lights, curtains, and door locks operate according to preset rules, and Siri is just one of several ways to control them.
...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.
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