Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 監 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
槛
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
槛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
槛 / 檻 [jiàn]
banister; balustrade; cage for animal or prisoner; to transport caged prisoner on a cart
槛 / 檻 [kǎn]
door sill; threshold
Japanese
cage; pen; (jail) cell
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
门槛 [ménkǎn] #17,118
doorstep
下槛 [xiàkǎn] #75,283
doorsill
朱云折槛 [ZhūYúnzhēkǎn]
Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
核门槛 [héménjiàn]
nuclear threshold
槛花笼鹤 [jiànhuālónghè]
a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
槛车 [jiànchē]
cart with cage, used to escort prisoner
笼槛 [lóngjiàn]
cage (for animals)
笼鸟槛猿 [lóngniǎojiànyuán]
bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
踏破门槛 [tāpòménkǎn]
to wear out the doorstep (idiom)
轩槛 [xuānjiàn]
railings of a balcony
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