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檐

yán

Character

What 檐 means

1. eaves
2. ledge or brim

Other readings

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

• yánvariant of {檐|yán}

Example sentences

• 屋檐上正滴下雨水。
  Wūyán shàng zhèng dīxià Yǔshuǐ.
  The eaves are dripping.
• 汤姆和玛丽住在同一个屋檐下。
  Tāngmǔ hé Mǎlì zhù zài tóngyī gè wūyán xià.
  Tom and Mary live under the same roof.

Words starting with 檐

• 檐廊yán lángveranda
• 檐篷yán péng(Hong Kong) canopy; awning

Words containing 檐

• 屋檐wū yáneaves; roof (i.e. home)
• 房檐fáng yáneaves
• 帽檐mào yánbrim (of a hat)
• 挑檐tiǎo yáneaves
• 密檐塔mì yán tǎmulti-eaved pagoda
• 封檐板fēng yán bǎnbarge board; weather board; eaves board (construction)
• 飞檐走壁fēi yán zǒu bìto leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)

Characters built on 詹

These share the phonetic component 詹 (zhān), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 瞻zhānto gaze; to view
• 赡shànto support; to provide for
• 蟾chántoad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking)…
• 澹dàntranquil; placid; quiet
• 儋dāncarry
• 谵zhān(literary) to rant; to rave; to be delirious

Characters that look like 檐

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

• 穆mùsolemn; reverent; calm
• 糖tángsugar; sweets; candy
• 瞻zhānto gaze; to view
• 撼hànto shake; to vibrate
• 橘júmandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine
• 糠kānghusk; (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)

Sounds the same

Read yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 颜color; face; countenance
• 言words; speech; to say
• 研to grind; study; research
• 严tight (closely sealed); stern; strict
• 盐salt
• 延to prolong; to extend; to delay
• 沿along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on
• 炎flame; inflammation; -itis
• 岩cliff; rock
• 妍beautiful
• 阎(literary) the gate of a lane
• 筵bamboo mat for sitting