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lián

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lián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lián | lian2
English translation
flag used as a shop sign
variant of lián
> lián [lián]
hanging screen or curtain
the flag-sign of a tavern

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About lián

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

lián

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A curtain  jīn at the entrance to a cave  xué

Etymology of lián

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

穴巾

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Example sentences using lián

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窗帘 chuānglián yīn Nián jiǔ ér 呈现 chéngxiàn 黄色 huáng sè .

The curtain was yellow with age.

窗上 guà zhāo 金碧辉煌 jīn bì huī huáng de 缎子 duàn zi 窗帘 chuānglián .

Gold and green satin brocade drapes hung at the windows.

窗帘 chuānglián 垂挂 chuí guà tǐng 合适 héshì .

The curtains hung well.

认为 rènwéi Néng zhè 撕破 sī pò de 窗帘 chuānglián hǎo ?

Do you think you can piece this torn curtain?

绿帘石有时 yǒu shí 相当 xiāngdāng xiǎn zhù .

Epidote may be quite conspicuous.

Words with lián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
窗帘 chuānglián window curtains窗簾
lián hanging screen or curtain lián
眼帘 yǎn lián eyesight眼簾
帘子 lián zi curtain簾子
卷帘门 juǎn lián mén roll-up door卷簾門
帘布 lián bù cord fabric used in vehicle tires簾布
卷帘 juǎn lián a blind捲簾
垂帘听政 chuí lián tīng zhèng lit. to govern from behind the curtain垂簾聽政
映入眼帘 yìng rù yǎn lián (idiom) to greet the eye映入眼簾
帘幕 lián mù hanging screen簾幕

lián Decomposition & Compounds

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lián Decomposition

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