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簾
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帘
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drapes

HSK 10
Society →Economy
lián
レン
すだれ、す
렴
An upright 廉 bamboo ⺮ sign
Components
Traditional (簾)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 廉 inexpensive =
簾 drapes
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
廉 Meaning component
lián inexpensive
old variant of 廉[lián]
Simplified (帘)
穴 hole+ 巾 towel =
帘 flag used as a shop sign
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
巾 Meaning component
jīn towel
kerchief
Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
簾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
帘 / 簾 [lián]
hanging screen or curtain
Japanese
簾 、 簀垂れ (rare) すだれ 、 す (old) 同音

noun

  1. usually kana bamboo screen; rattan blind
  2. usually kana bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
簾 れん 同音
nouncounter rare bamboo screen; rattan blind
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
簾 すだれ
Sudare place name
簾 みす
Misu surname
簾 れん
Ren female given name
CHINESE WORDS (12)
窗帘 [chuāng​lián] #6,306
window curtains
眼帘 [yǎn​lián] #37,198
eyes (in literature)
帘子 [lián​zi] #18,245
curtain
卷帘门 [juǎn​lián​mén] #41,200
roll-up door
帘布 [lián​bù] #46,659
cord fabric used in vehicle tires
卷帘 [juǎn​lián] #47,011
roller shutter
垂帘听政 [chuí​lián​tīng​zhèng] #48,604
lit. to govern from behind the curtain
映入眼帘 [yìng​rù​yǎn​lián] #45,313
(idiom) to greet the eye
帘幕 [lián​mù] #51,581
hanging screen
帐帘 [zhàng​lián]
drapery
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JAPANESE WORDS (32)
⭐ 暖簾 [のれん] #27,357
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance
御簾 [みす] #38,968
bamboo blind
簾 [すだれ] #40,333
bamboo screen
暖簾に腕押し [のれんにうでおし] #65,328
not worth doing
葦簀 [よしず] #83,396
reed screen
暖簾分け [のれんわけ] #109,310
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
縄のれん [なわのれん] #128,362
rope curtain
馬簾 [ばれん] #129,876
long strips of decorative paper or leather attached to a matoi
簾戸 [すど] #159,761
bamboo door
のれんを分ける [のれんをわける] #168,161
to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
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