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帘

lián

HSK 5 Character

What 帘 means

1. flag used as a shop sign
2. variant of {帘|lián}

Other readings

帘 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• liánhanging screen or curtain

Example sentences

• 她拉上了窗帘。
  She drew up the curtain.
• 他躲在窗帘后。
  He hid himself behind the curtain.
• 谁躲在帘子后面？
  Shéi duǒ zài liánzi hòumiàn?
  Who is hiding behind the curtain?
• 他从窗帘后出来了。
  Tā cóng chuānglián hòu chūlái le.
  He came out from behind the curtain.
• 一座岛屿映入眼帘。
  Yī zuò dǎoyǔ yìngrùyǎnlián.
  An island came in sight.
• 窗帘是房间变漂亮了。
  Chuānglián shì fángjiān biàn piàoliang le.
  The curtains make this room beautiful.

Words starting with 帘

• 帘子lián zicurtain
• 帘布lián bùcord fabric used in vehicle tires
• 帘幕lián mùhanging screen; curtain over shop door (for privacy and serving as advertisement)

Words containing 帘

• 窗帘chuāng liánwindow curtains
• 眼帘yǎn liáneyes (in literature); eyesight
• 映入眼帘yìng rù yǎn lián(idiom) to greet the eye; to come into view
• 帐帘zhàng liándrapery
• 卷帘juǎn liánroller shutter; a blind
• 浴帘yù liánshower curtain
• 酒帘jiǔ liánwine shop sign
• 卷帘门juǎn lián ménroll-up door; roller shutter door
• 水帘洞shuǐ lián dòngcave with a waterfall at its mouth
• 垂帘听政chuí lián tīng zhènglit. to govern from behind the curtain; to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)

Characters that look like 帘

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 审shěnto examine; to investigate; carefully
• 带dàiband; belt; girdle
• 育yùto have children; to raise or bring up; to educate
• 官guāngovernment official; governmental; official
• 牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast
• 串chuànto string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly

Sounds the same

Read lián, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 连to link; to join; to connect
• 联(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join…
• 怜to pity
• 廉incorruptible; honest; inexpensive
• 莲lotus
• 濂name of a river in Hunan
• 涟ripple; tearful
• 镰(bound form) sickle
• 鲢Hypophthalmichthys moritrix
• 裢pouch hung from belt
• 奁bridal trousseau
• 蠊used in 蜚蠊